This book combines an authoritative interpretation of the EC Council Directive on the legal protection of software adopted in May 1991, with a practitioner's view on how to deal with the issues it raises for industry and the legal profession. "Legal Protection of Computer Programmes in Europe" provides a valuable comparison of the Directive to the corresponding laws of the US, Japan and Eastern Europe and should prove of great use to all those who are legal advisers to software developers and distributors, as well as to those in the software industry itself involved in the drafting of licences. The book addresses the significance of the Directive in WIPO discussions on a proposed protocol to the Berne Convention. It discusses the "legislative" history behind the Directive and how it is to be interpreted and shows the likely effects of the Directive on Member States, EFTA and Eastern European countries.

Legal Protection of Computer Programs in Europe: A Guide to the EC Directive

Czarnota, Bridget

Hart, Robert J.

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Legal Protection of Computer Programs in Europe: A Guide to the EC Directive