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Computer Programs In Europe: A Comparative Analysis Of The 1991 Ec Software Directive, Jerome Huet, Jane C. Ginsburg
Computer Programs In Europe: A Comparative Analysis Of The 1991 Ec Software Directive, Jerome Huet, Jane C. Ginsburg
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Long awaited – if not feared – in the computer industry, where its elaboration had evoked heated debate, the European Council Directive of May 14, 1991 on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs (the "Directive" or "Software Directive")has imposed common principles of copyright protection on the twelve Member States of the European Community (the "EC", the "Community"). As it declares in its preamble, the Directive responds to the need to ensure the proper functioning of a single marketand, to that end, to eliminate man), of the current differences among the Member States' legal systems.
In the domain of European copyright …
Insider Trading In A Globalizing Market: Who Should Regulate What?, Merritt B. Fox
Insider Trading In A Globalizing Market: Who Should Regulate What?, Merritt B. Fox
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Trading by an insider on the basis of material non-public corporate information violates the securities laws of the United States and of many, but not all, other countries. As the market for securities becomes increasingly global, the question of whose rules should apply to any particular transaction will arise with increasing frequency. This article addresses that question.
Each country's regime concerning insider trading – which transactions, if any, to ban, and how to do so – has largely evolved through consideration of transactions that are entirely domestic in character and impact. In these transactions, the issuer's state of incorporation and …