FTSE-350 struggling to appreciate software escrow
Nearly half of FTSE-350 companies do not have software escrow agreements in place with their software supplier. That is according to a report produced by the NCC Group, the leading provider of software...
View ArticleEuropean Commission looks to make it easier to use intellectual property
The European Commission is currently looking into ways in which it will be easier to use people’s intellectual property rights. The first aspect of this is investigating the ways in which businesses...
View ArticleEuropean Commission fined €12m for misuse of Systran’s copyright and know-how...
The European Commission throws large fines at people for things such as competition law breaches, or even at whole nations for failing to implement laws set by the Commission. So what sort of example...
View ArticleSale of Goods Act and implied terms did not apply to software supply contract...
The parties contracted for IBM to provide its own software, third party software (Orchard’s) which Southwark LBC had asked IBM to provide, and associated services. The framework agreement part of the...
View ArticleHargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published
Professor Ian Hargreaves has published his report on intellectual property rights that had been commissioned by David Cameron in November last year. His report makes ten recommendations, which include...
View ArticleBusiness Software Alliance tightens grip on unlicensed software users
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the trade organisation for the software industry, is focusing on the North of England in an attempt to reduce intellectual property infringement by unlicensed...
View ArticleOracle still wins copyright infringement case against SAP but award reduced...
A US appeals court has upheld Oracle’s court victory against SAP for copyright infringement, but the damages award has been reduced. Last year, Oracle had been awarded damages of US$1.3bn after...
View ArticleSoftware copyright does not protect functionality, programming language or...
The European Court of Justice has issued an expected but reassuring ruling in a key software case. The case involved SAS, which sought to stop WPL using the same software program language developed by...
View ArticleUsed software licence market given boost by ECJ
UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp, European Court of Justice Oracle is an international software company that sells products that are available for download on the Internet. Oracle customers...
View ArticleNHS warned to be cautious about the use of open source software
NHS England has announced plans to use “open source” software IT products and solutions. “Open source” software is code made publicly available by its creators for the use of others without the need to...
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