The spread, mainly on the German and Swiss markets, the sale of licenses for use of software “second hand” has turned in recent years, the debate among experts about the possibilities and methods of disposal of intellectual works protected by digital copyright law.
The practice was finally legitimized by a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case C-128/11 of 3 July 2012), which, after examining the legal nature of the software license agreements circulated in practice, ruled exhaustion, when the first sale, the exclusive right of distribution of the software covered by the license ‘ use, it can no longer oppose the resale of licenses “used”.
The software market “second hand” certainly constitute a real transformation in the world of proprietary software, allowing companies to extract value of intangible software and at the same time save on the purchase of licenses.
In order to explain to companies the new scenario, the Observers Digital Innovation of the Polytechnic of Milan is organizing a workshop Thursday October 1 from 14.30 to 17.30. Specifically, they will be dealt with: the basic steps of the decision of the Court of Justice and the interpretation that, in countries where that market is more mature, or was given; rules on copyright applicable; the conditions of sale of the license; the management of any audits by the software vendor.
The workshop can be purchased at the Watchers
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