Original scientific paper
Protection of Computer Programs in European and Croatian Law – Current Issues and Development Perspective
Tihomir Katulić
; Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Protection of computer programs through copyright is marked with distinctive limitations and exceptions compared to other categories of works. The nature of computer programs differs from other works protected by copyright. Its utilitarian nature and the role it plays in the information revolution offers insights into the long lasting struggle of intellectual property versus competition regulation. An examination of the formative moments of the development of copyright protection for computer programs reveals an opportunity to refine the status of software. Potential for misuse and endangerment of privacy call for open access to the source code and decompilation right as a recognized copyright limitation.
Keywords
computer program; copyright; digital rights management; decompilation; personal data protection
Hrčak ID:
139674
URI
Publication date:
30.4.2015.
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