Abstract
The author looks at the various legal approaches to protecting computer software in the existing legal environment in New Zealand. The author argues that object code both is and should be protected by copyright law and that the Copyright Act, 1962 does provide protection to object form software. The author argues that depending on the circumstances, various approaches may be combined to achieve the optimal result. Usually this is a combination strategy of contract law and copyright law, where the former binds parties and the latter provides protection in the absence of any legal relationship. (Editor’s abstract.)
Recommended Citation
Puri, Kanwal
(1989)
"Copyright in software,"
National Law School Journal: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/nlsj/vol1/iss1/3