4. Similarities in development stages
Having set out the various stages in the creation of a software product, we examine how plagiarism can be tempting at each stage, and the similarities between software products.
4.1 Design
This situation arises when the author of a software product has started with a new idea, designed a truly original product on the basis of this idea, and feels that he has been cheated.
The number of cases that reach the courts in this context is low. For this type of litigation to occur, two conditions must be met: the market must be highly targeted, and the product must be highly original in its conception. Only a highly targeted market can give rise to a concept that is likely to find a highly original application. Today, it's hard to see what original...
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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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