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Full-Text Articles in Computer Law
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 …
Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights In Computers And Computer Programs: Recent Developments , Alan C. Rose
Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights In Computers And Computer Programs: Recent Developments , Alan C. Rose
Pepperdine Law Review
The following article examines the protection offered to computers and computer programs, under the various applicable patent, copyright and trade secret laws. Concerning patent protection; the author discusses the history and current status of the patent laws, and analyzes in detail the landmark case of Diamond v. Diehr. Discussed also is an analysis of copyright protection for computer programs, offered by the 1980 amendments to section 117 of the 1976 Copyright Act; which paved the way for the increased protection.
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
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, …