The Software Interface between Copyright and Competition Law

Name: The Software Interface between Copyright and Competition Law | A Legal Analysis of Interoperability in Computer Programs
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A Legal Analysis of Interoperability in Computer Programs

Ashwin van Rooijen(Autor*in)

Kluwer Law International (Verlag)

Erschienen am 27. Mai 2010

312 Seiten

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Cover
Half Title Page
Editorial Board
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
1.2. PROBLEM DEFINITION
1.3. OUTLINE AND METHODOLOGY
1.4. SCOPE
Chapter 2 Interfaces and Interoperability in Context
2.1. SOFTWARE, INTERFACES AND INTEROPERABILITY
2.1.1. INTEROPERABILITY AND INTERDEPENDENCY
2.1.2. TECHNOLOGY AND TERMINOLOGY
a. Software
b. Interoperability
2.2. EFFECTS OF INTEROPERABILITY
2.2.1. INTERFACES AND INTEROPERABILITY
2.2.2. HORIZONTAL EFFECTS OF INTEROPERABILITY
a. Interoperability and Network Effects
b. Types of Network Effects
c. Standardization and Variety
d. Competition, Innovation and Market Power
2.2.3. VERTICAL EFFECTS OF INTEROPERABILITY
a. Systems or Components Innovation
b. Controlling Secondary Markets
2.2.4. OPENNESS VERSUS CONTROL OF INTERFACES
2.3. FLEXIBILITY VERSUS CERTAINTY
2.4. CONCLUSION
Chapter 3 Copyright Law
3.1. COPYRIGHT AND CONTROL OF INTERFACE INFORMATION
3.1.1. USE
a. Copyright Protection of Functional Expression
b. Copyright and Standardization
3.1.2. ACCESS
a. Object Code and Source Code
b. Reverse Engineering and Reproduction
c. Copyright as an Exclusive Right
3.1.3. CONCLUSION
3.2. INTEROPERABILITY UNDER THE SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE
3.2.1. USE
a. Idea/Expression
b. Originality
c. Conclusion
3.2.2 ACCESS
a. Two Forms of Reverse Engineering
b. Reverse Engineering and Negotiations
c. Systematic Difficulties
d. Current Challenges
3.3. CONCLUSION
Chapter 4 Competition Law
4.1. COMPETITION LAW AND THE SOFTWARE DIRECTIVE
4.1.1. EU LAW PERSPECTIVE
4.1.2. ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
a. Substantive: Complementary Goals
b. Instrumental: ex-ante versus ex-post
c. Resolving Tensions
d. Application to Control Over Standards and Interface Specifications
4.1.3. CONCLUSION
4.2. REFUSALS TO SUPPLY INTERFACE INFORMATION
4.2.1. COMPETITION LAW AND CONTROL OF INTERFACE INFORMATION
a. European Competition Law and Essential Facilities
b. Criticism of the Essential Facilities Doctrine
c. Concretization in the Case Law
4.2.2. APPLICATION TO INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
a. Competition in or for the Market
b. Balancing Incentives to Innovate and Free Competition
4.3. CONCLUSION
Chapter 5 Ex-Ante Interconnection Rules
5.1. DESIGN PROTECTION
5.1.1. OPENNESS VERSUS CONTROL
a. Must-Fit Parts
b. Must-Match Parts
5.1.2. FLEXIBILITY VERSUS CERTAINTY
5.1.3. INSTRUMENTS
a. Protection of Functional Designs and Promotion of Variety
b. Must-Fit Parts
c. Must-Match Parts
5.2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
5.2.1. OPENNESS VERSUS CONTROL
a. Controlled Access and Monopoly Regulation
b. Open Access and Competition in the Market
5.2.2. FLEXIBILITY VERSUS CERTAINTY
a. Interconnection and Incumbents
b. Interconnection and Any-to-Any Connectivity
5.2.3. INSTRUMENTS
a. Regulatory Framework
b. Interconnection Negotiations
c. Intervention by NRA
d. Reference Offer
5.3. CONCLUSION
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Rethinking the Interface
6.1. OPENNESS VERSUS CONTROL
6.2. FLEXIBILITY VERSUS CERTAINTY
6.3. INSTRUMENTS WITHIN COPYRIGHT LAW
6.3.1 USE
a. Interfaces under a Subject Matter Approach
b. Standardization
c. Exclusion or Limitation for Interface Specifications
6.3.2. ACCESS
a. Narrower Reproduction Right
b. More Flexible Approach to Reverse Engineering
c. Affirmative Disclosure Requirements
6.4. INSTRUMENTS WITHIN COMPETITION LAW
6.5. OUTLOOK
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
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