Interfaces On Trial
Interfaces On Trial

Author: Jonathan Band

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-07

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 042972361X

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This book presents the history of one of the key debates in the continuing effort to develop a legal framework for intellectual property rights in the burgeoning computer software industry. It is the first full account of the interoperability debate-the controversy over the protectability of interface specifications and the permissibility of

Copyright, Freedom of Speech, and Cultural Policy in the Russian Federation
Copyright, Freedom of Speech, and Cultural Policy in the Russian Federation

Author: Michiel Elst

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2004-11-01

Total Pages: 738

ISBN-13: 9047406281

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The book provides a detailed analysis of the freedom of expression, and of copyright legislation in Russia, always with an eye on historic comparisons and evolutions . At the same time it gives a synthetic overview of the main changes in constitutional, civil and economic law in the last 15 years.

Copyright Protection of Computer Software in the United Kingdom
Copyright Protection of Computer Software in the United Kingdom

Author: Stanley Lai

Publisher: Hart Publishing

Published: 2000-06-26

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1841130877

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This work analyses the scope of copyright protection for computer software in the United Kingdom,and examines challenges for the future. The work presents the case for the adoption and application of infringement methodology emanating from the courts in the United States, resulting in a narrower scope of protection than is presently argued for by many UK academics, practitioners and judges alike. The work makes a careful evaluation of the efficacy of the various prevailing tests for infringement of copyright in software and their progenies, suggesting an improved formula and advocating the utility of limiting doctrines to assist in the determination of substantial similarity of particular non-literal software elements, user interfaces and screen display protection. The monograph also contains a detailed study of reverse engineering, copyright defences, permitted acts, database protection and the copyright-contract interface in the context of computer software, not omitting crucial discussions of the internet, digital dissemination and the impact of recent treaty and legislative initiatives on British copyright law. As such it will be an important resource for practitioners, lecturers and students alike.