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First-time problems with second-hand software

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Published on: 21 February 2014
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Table of contents

  • Original news
  • Hasn’t the CJEU ruled on this issue?
  • How were these circumstances different?
  • Is the position different in the US?
  • Does the use of second hand software have practical implications?
  • What should lawyers advise?

Article summary

IP & IT analysis: Following a recent warning from the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) on the potential legal dangers of second-hand software, Dr Eleonora Rosati, research associate at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, explores the legal position on second-hand software.

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