Impugnation and Countermeasures against Computer Software Protection by Copyright Law
NI Xue-wei · Journal of Guangdong Institute of Public Administration · 2005
Computer software is a form of works, but different from traditional ones. It has the considerable characters of technology and instrumentality besides common characters of works. Therefore, when copyright law usually protecting works is invoked to protect software, the impugnation is rising from attributive contradiction. Against this condition, that other methods such as patent law; mark law protect software will be feasible.