Form over function

Jooste, Cobus

Abstract

This article is a critical analysis of two recent cases (in the Court of Justice of the European Union and the High Court of England and Wales) addressing the copyright protection of computer programs with a focus on the underlying functionality and form of expression.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Oct 1, 2012
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Apr 3, 2023
• Journal: Without Prejudice
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.10520/EJC126680
• Keywords: Software, Computer Program, Copyright, European Union, Law, Intellectual Property
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10606661
• Publisher URL: https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/EJC126680