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EU allows resale of downloaded software

Field Fisher Waterhouse
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European Union
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October 30 2012

In a judgment that has significant implications for the software and digital media industries in Europe, the European Court has ruled that, in principle, the owner of copyright in software cannot stop someone who has purchased and downloaded that software online from reselling it

IP snapshot - January 2013

CMS Cameron McKenna
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European Union
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January 25 2013

The CJEU has given its long-awaited and much-anticipated decision in the ONELOMEL case, which turned on the issue of the extent of geographical use

UsedSoft v Oracle opens up market for second-hand software licences

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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European Union
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July 6 2012

The Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJ") handed down a landmark decision on 3 July 2012 in the case of software licence reseller UsedSoft v Oracle that opens up the market for second-hand software licences

No copyright protection for computer program functionality

RPC
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European Union, United Kingdom
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July 16 2012

A long-awaited decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union establishes that functionality in a computer program is not protected by copyright

Customers can resell copies of downloaded software; developers can try to stop them

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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European Union
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July 4 2012

Yesterday, 3 July 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in UsedSoft v. Oracle that online purchasers of software may resell copies of their downloads provided that they render the original download usable

Is the second-hand sale of software licenses allowed in Europe?

McDermott Will & Emery
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European Union
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July 31 2012

The Court of Justice of the European Union has now ruled that software developers may no longer block the resale of online licensed software

Graphical user interface GUI granted copyright protection by the ECJ

Matheson
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Czech Republic, European Union
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January 19 2011

On 22 December 2010, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling in Bezpečnostní softwarová asosciace - Svaz softwarové ochrany v. Ministerstvo kultury

SAS disarmed by uncertain EU ruling in SAS Institute Inc v. World Programming Ltd

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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European Union
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May 2 2012

This morning, 2 May 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its decision in Case C-40610 SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd regarding the scope of copyright protection for computer software under Directive 91250EEC (the Software Directive

Selling on software licences is permissible, but where will it lead?

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union
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July 16 2012

The CJEU has delivered its decision in Case C-12811 UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp answering questions referred to it by the German court on the permissibility of selling on software licences, and whether the principle of exhaustion of distribution rights in the Copyright Directive (200129) applies to software downloaded via the internet under the provisions of the Software Directive (200924

Advocate General Bot's opinion on copyright protection afforded to computer programs

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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European Union
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November 29 2011

On 29 November 2011, Advocate General Bot (the AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued his opinion in the case SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd regarding copyright protection for computer software under Directive 91250EEC (the Software Directive

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EU allows resale of downloaded software

IP snapshot - January 2013

UsedSoft v Oracle opens up market for second-hand software licences

No copyright protection for computer program functionality

Customers can resell copies of downloaded software; developers can try to stop them

Is the second-hand sale of software licenses allowed in Europe?

Graphical user interface GUI granted copyright protection by the ECJ

SAS disarmed by uncertain EU ruling in SAS Institute Inc v. World Programming Ltd

Selling on software licences is permissible, but where will it lead?

Advocate General Bot's opinion on copyright protection afforded to computer programs

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