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Lecture by Fellow outside of Institute
Dr. Christian Heinze |
Schutzgegenstand und -voraussetzungen nach der Computerprogramm-Richtlinie |
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Lecture Program in Hannover: 20 Jahre Computerprogramm-Richtlinie - Eine Bilanz (The Computer Programs Directive, 20 Years Later: An Accounting), Institute for Legal Informatics, Hannover, 12.05.2011, 10:00 - 18:00 |
| The enactment of Directive 91/250/EEC on the legal protection of computer programs celebrates its 20th anniversary on 14 May 2011. Even though the Directive has since 2009 been constituted in a new “codified” version (2009/24/EC), the general principles of European software protection have not changed since 1991. Legal protection for the author and other rights holders has been significantly enhanced vis-à-vis general copyright law. At the same time, the limitations on copyright have been reduced to a minimum. The conference takes the anniversary as occasion for a 20-year accounting of the application of the law in practice. Have the individual provisions proven apt from the perspective of software producers and users? Have the Directive provisions struck the proper balance or does today’s debate on the reconciliation of interests demand a new evaluation of the legal policy determinations underlying the Directive? Warranting particular attention is the current jurisprudence of the ECJ (esp. C-393/09) as well as the associated preliminary ruling procedure. |
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Institute for Legal Informatics |
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Language: German |
Date of publication: 18.03.2011 |
Lecture Programme (1338.4 KB)