1. A few legal concepts
The legal approach to software counterfeiting is to go from the general to the specific, in order to grasp the essential legal concepts of intellectual property, copyright and the protection of software against counterfeiting.
We therefore feel it is important to set out the subject in its entirety, followed by a presentation of related concepts such as know-how and business secrecy.
1.1 Intellectual property
In July 1992, the rules applicable to intellectual property under French law were codified in the Intellectual Property Code. This code comprises two main parts, the first devoted to literary and artistic property (copyright and related rights) and the second to industrial property (in particular patents).
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References
Regulations
Law no. 98-534 of 1 July 1998 transposing into the Intellectual Property Code Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases.
Law no. 85-660 of July 3, 1985 on copyright and the rights of performers, producers of phonograms and videograms and audiovisual communication companies.
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Organizations
Compagnie Nationale des Experts Judiciaires en Informatique et Techniques Associés (CNEJITA) - National Association of Judicial Experts in Computer Science and Associated Techniques
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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