Copyright Protection of Computer Software in the United Kingdom.
Lai, Stanley.
Copyright Protection of Computer Software in the United Kingdom. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (280 pages)
Title Page -- Title verso -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Table of EU Directives -- Table of International Instruments -- 1. Introduction -- I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES -- II. ISSUES FOR INVESTIGATION -- III. APPROACH -- IV. PROPOSED INFRINGEMENT METHODOLOGY -- V. JUSTIFICATIONS -- VI. THE RELEVANCE OF COMPETITION LAW -- VII. METHOD AND PLAN -- Part 1: Subsistence of Copyright and Infringement Methodology -- 2. Subsistence of Copyright and Infringement Analysis under US and UK laws -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SUBSISTENCE OF COPYRIGHT -- III. THE IDEA/EXPRESSION DICHOTOMY -- IV. INFRINGEMENT METHODOLOGY: A PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF SUBSTANTIAL SIMILARITY -- V. SUMMARY OF TRENDS IN US INFRINGEMENT METHODOLOGY -- VI. CONCLUSION -- 3. Limiting Doctrines of Merger and Scènès à Faire -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MERGER DOCTRINE -- III. MERGER AND SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION -- IV. THE SCENES À FAIRE DOCTRINE -- V. THE POSITION OF SCENES À FAIRE IN ENGLISH LAW -- VI. SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT: THE RELEVANCE OF SCENES À FAIRE -- VII. CONCLUSION -- Part 2: The Scope of Copyright Protection of User Interfaces -- 4. The Copyright Protection for User Interfaces -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF USER INTERFACES IN THE USA: A SURVEY OF RECENT CASES AND DETERMINATION OF PROTECTABLE ELEMENTS -- III. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ON USER INTERFACE PROTECTION IN THE USA AND ITS IMPACT ON UK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT LAW -- IV. PROTECTION OF SCREEN DISPLAYS UNDER UK COPYRIGHT LAW -- V. POLICY/ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATIONS -- VI. CONCLUSION -- 5. Copyright Protection of Video Games -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PROTECTION OF VIDEO GAMES IN THE USA -- III. PROTECTION OF VIDEO GAMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- IV. CONCLUSION -- Part 3: Reverse Engineering and Defences -- 6. Reverse Engineering -- I. INTRODUCTION. II. THE SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE AND REVERSE ENGINEERING -- III. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE IN THE CDPA -- IV. REVERSE ENGINEERING IN THE USA -- V. REVERSE ENGINEERING UNDER US AND UK COPYRIGHT LAWS:POINTS OF CONTRAST -- VI. COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENTS -- VII. CONCLUSION -- 7. Defences and Other Permitted Acts -- INTRODUCTION -- II. SECTION 29 CDPA: FAIR DEALING FOR RESEARCH AND PRIVATE STUDY AND ITS CONTINUED RELEVANCE FOR UK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT LAW -- III. BACK-UP COPIES -- IV. ERROR-CORRECTION AND MAINTENANCE -- V. MISCELLANEOUS EXCEPTIONS: OTHER PERMITTED ACTS -- VI. CONCLUSION -- Part 4: Challenges for the Future -- 8. Software Copyright Protection in Relation to Internet Technology -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. COPYRIGHT ISSUES AND THE WWW: APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CDPA -- III. THE DIGITAL AGENDA -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 9. Database Protection in the United Kingdom: the New Deal and its Effects on Software Protection -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DEFINITIONAL SIGNIFICANCE -- III. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF DATABASES -- IV. THE FUTURE OF COMPUTER-GENERATED WORKS -- V. THE NEW DATABASE RIGHT -- VI. IMPACT OF DATABASE COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS ON SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION -- VII. CONCLUSION -- 10. The Copyright - Contract Interface and Software Protection -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SHRINK-WRAP LICENSING -- III. IMPLIED LICENCES AND USERS' RIGHTS IN SOFTWARE TRANSACTIONS -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 11. General Conclusion -- I. APPLICATION OF UK COPYRIGHT TO THE WWW -- II. THE DIGITAL AGENDA -- III. UK DATABASE LEGISLATION -- IV. THE INTERFACE BETWEEN CONTRACT AND COPYRIGHT -- Appendix -- Index.
This work analyses the scope of copyright protection for computer software in the United Kingdom,and examines challenges for the future.
9781847311740
Copyright and electronic data processing -- Great Britain.
Software protection -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
Electronic books.
KD1303.C65L35 2000
346.4104/82
Copyright Protection of Computer Software in the United Kingdom. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (280 pages)
Title Page -- Title verso -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Table of EU Directives -- Table of International Instruments -- 1. Introduction -- I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES -- II. ISSUES FOR INVESTIGATION -- III. APPROACH -- IV. PROPOSED INFRINGEMENT METHODOLOGY -- V. JUSTIFICATIONS -- VI. THE RELEVANCE OF COMPETITION LAW -- VII. METHOD AND PLAN -- Part 1: Subsistence of Copyright and Infringement Methodology -- 2. Subsistence of Copyright and Infringement Analysis under US and UK laws -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SUBSISTENCE OF COPYRIGHT -- III. THE IDEA/EXPRESSION DICHOTOMY -- IV. INFRINGEMENT METHODOLOGY: A PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF SUBSTANTIAL SIMILARITY -- V. SUMMARY OF TRENDS IN US INFRINGEMENT METHODOLOGY -- VI. CONCLUSION -- 3. Limiting Doctrines of Merger and Scènès à Faire -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MERGER DOCTRINE -- III. MERGER AND SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION -- IV. THE SCENES À FAIRE DOCTRINE -- V. THE POSITION OF SCENES À FAIRE IN ENGLISH LAW -- VI. SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT: THE RELEVANCE OF SCENES À FAIRE -- VII. CONCLUSION -- Part 2: The Scope of Copyright Protection of User Interfaces -- 4. The Copyright Protection for User Interfaces -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF USER INTERFACES IN THE USA: A SURVEY OF RECENT CASES AND DETERMINATION OF PROTECTABLE ELEMENTS -- III. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ON USER INTERFACE PROTECTION IN THE USA AND ITS IMPACT ON UK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT LAW -- IV. PROTECTION OF SCREEN DISPLAYS UNDER UK COPYRIGHT LAW -- V. POLICY/ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATIONS -- VI. CONCLUSION -- 5. Copyright Protection of Video Games -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PROTECTION OF VIDEO GAMES IN THE USA -- III. PROTECTION OF VIDEO GAMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- IV. CONCLUSION -- Part 3: Reverse Engineering and Defences -- 6. Reverse Engineering -- I. INTRODUCTION. II. THE SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE AND REVERSE ENGINEERING -- III. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE IN THE CDPA -- IV. REVERSE ENGINEERING IN THE USA -- V. REVERSE ENGINEERING UNDER US AND UK COPYRIGHT LAWS:POINTS OF CONTRAST -- VI. COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENTS -- VII. CONCLUSION -- 7. Defences and Other Permitted Acts -- INTRODUCTION -- II. SECTION 29 CDPA: FAIR DEALING FOR RESEARCH AND PRIVATE STUDY AND ITS CONTINUED RELEVANCE FOR UK SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT LAW -- III. BACK-UP COPIES -- IV. ERROR-CORRECTION AND MAINTENANCE -- V. MISCELLANEOUS EXCEPTIONS: OTHER PERMITTED ACTS -- VI. CONCLUSION -- Part 4: Challenges for the Future -- 8. Software Copyright Protection in Relation to Internet Technology -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. COPYRIGHT ISSUES AND THE WWW: APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CDPA -- III. THE DIGITAL AGENDA -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 9. Database Protection in the United Kingdom: the New Deal and its Effects on Software Protection -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DEFINITIONAL SIGNIFICANCE -- III. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF DATABASES -- IV. THE FUTURE OF COMPUTER-GENERATED WORKS -- V. THE NEW DATABASE RIGHT -- VI. IMPACT OF DATABASE COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS ON SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION -- VII. CONCLUSION -- 10. The Copyright - Contract Interface and Software Protection -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SHRINK-WRAP LICENSING -- III. IMPLIED LICENCES AND USERS' RIGHTS IN SOFTWARE TRANSACTIONS -- IV. CONCLUSION -- 11. General Conclusion -- I. APPLICATION OF UK COPYRIGHT TO THE WWW -- II. THE DIGITAL AGENDA -- III. UK DATABASE LEGISLATION -- IV. THE INTERFACE BETWEEN CONTRACT AND COPYRIGHT -- Appendix -- Index.
This work analyses the scope of copyright protection for computer software in the United Kingdom,and examines challenges for the future.
9781847311740
Copyright and electronic data processing -- Great Britain.
Software protection -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
Electronic books.
KD1303.C65L35 2000
346.4104/82