Exhaustion-harmonization by case law or the clarification of a long standing principle

Gillen, Martina C

Abstract

The article discusses the cases related to software companies UsedSoft and PC Box, and appellant Anders Grund regarding the ability of copyright holders in constraining the use of their work in the software field. It mentioned the concern of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that licensing a software constitute a sale, the issue on modchips which permits non-approved games to be played on consoles of Nintendo video games, and the technological protection measures (TPM).

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 1, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Internet Law
• Print ISSN: 1094-2904
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1-29
• Keywords: copyright, competition, exhaustion theory
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