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The Copyrightability Of Nonliteral Elements Of Computer Programs, Julian Velasco Nov 2013

The Copyrightability Of Nonliteral Elements Of Computer Programs, Julian Velasco

Julian Velasco

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Guidelines To Limit Criminal Prosecutions Of Filesharing Services, Benton C. Martin, Jeremiah R. Newhall Oct 2013

Guidelines To Limit Criminal Prosecutions Of Filesharing Services, Benton C. Martin, Jeremiah R. Newhall

Benton C. Martin

This short essay acknowledges certain efficiencies in enforcing copyright law against "secondary" infringers like filesharing services through criminal proceedings, but it proposes guidelines for prosecutors to use in limiting prosecutions against this type of infringer.


Migración A La Nube: ¿Está Segura Nuestra Información?, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea Esq., Marco A. Vargas Iñiguez Esq. Jun 2013

Migración A La Nube: ¿Está Segura Nuestra Información?, Rodolfo C. Rivas Rea Esq., Marco A. Vargas Iñiguez Esq.

Rodolfo C. Rivas

The authors discuss the benefits and risks of moving your business data to the cloud through case studies and offer practical tips to protect business confidential information stored in the cloud. //////////////////////// Los autores estudian los beneficios y los riesgos de almacenar datos e información en la nube a través de casos de estudio y ofrecen consejos prácticos para proteger la información comercial confidencial almacenada en la nube.


I Programmi Per Elaboratore E I Confini Del Diritto D'Autore. La Corte Di Giustizia Nega La Tutela A Funzionalità, Linguaggio Di Programmazione E Formato Dei File Di Dati (Computer Programs And The Boundaries Of Copyright: The Court Of Justice Denies Protection To Functionalities, Programming Language And Formats Of Data Files), Guido Noto La Diega Jun 2013

I Programmi Per Elaboratore E I Confini Del Diritto D'Autore. La Corte Di Giustizia Nega La Tutela A Funzionalità, Linguaggio Di Programmazione E Formato Dei File Di Dati (Computer Programs And The Boundaries Of Copyright: The Court Of Justice Denies Protection To Functionalities, Programming Language And Formats Of Data Files), Guido Noto La Diega

Guido Noto La Diega

A comment to the Sas Institute Inc. v. World Programming Ltd case [Court of Justice, Grand Chamber, 2 May 2012, C-406/10]. It is one of the most important European decisions in the field of computer programs and it is notable both from a practical and a theoretical point of view. The European Court of Justice denies protection to functionalities, programming language and format of data files, because they have to be considered as 'ideas' and not as 'expression'. The idea/expression dichotomy, often called into question especially in software copyright, is placed at the core of a not anymore ignorable, both …


Le Idee E Il Muro Del Suono. I Programmi Per Elaboratore Nella Più Recente Giurisprudenza Europea (Ideas And Sound Barrier: Computer Programs In The Most Recent European Case-Law), Guido Noto La Diega Jan 2013

Le Idee E Il Muro Del Suono. I Programmi Per Elaboratore Nella Più Recente Giurisprudenza Europea (Ideas And Sound Barrier: Computer Programs In The Most Recent European Case-Law), Guido Noto La Diega

Guido Noto La Diega

After a deep introduction on the technical and definitory aspects of computer programs, in this essay I study the European case-law, stressing the renovated importance of the idea/expression dichotomy. The occasion is propitious to describe the evolution of law in a technological environment: nihilistic views have to be abandoned. Italian Abstract: Dopo un'approfondita introduzione sugli aspetti tecnici e le preliminari definizioni in materia di programmi per elaboratore, questo saggio si concentra sulla giurisprudenza europea, dove si torna a sottolineare con forza l'importanza della dicotomia idea/espressione. L'occasione si rivela propizia per descrivere l'evoluzione del diritto in relazione all'evoluzione tecnologica: sul punto, …