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Computer Software Special Legislative Protection

Posted on:2008-06-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:G LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2206360215466660Subject:Law
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The problem that how to protect computer software has been argued in the academia and practice for years. Though the Copyright Mode has been used widely in the world, there's no evidence to show that it's the best mode of all. In fact, a lot of countries including U.S.A have realized this and have been trying other ways to be the supply of the Copyright Mode.On the basis of fundamental conception and the technical or lawful features of software, On the analysis of Rationality of protecting computer software in the economics theories and the law philosophy theories by the way of comparing all ways of software protection, the author suggests a Specialized Legislation for the Protection of Software. In the Legislation, there should be different ways for the different stage of software, which can be chosen by the owner of the software. Such ways in the Legislation should not be separated. Citing some regulations from ordinary patent law ,Copyright law and commercial secret law ,the author has done some main changes to them according to the features of software and created something new for the Legislation, and give some Superficial suggestion about controversial problems in specialized legislation , such as type of network infringement ,assurance of end user's infringement, infringement affirm of "reverse engineering", some rules of protect users. The aim of which is to make sure that the Legislation can take advantages of old ways of software protection, that the Legislation can give the computer software a complete protection.
Keywords/Search Tags:Software, Specialized Legislation, Copyright, Patent, Commercial Secret
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