Liability for the circumvention of technological protection measures applied to videogames : lessons from the United Kingdom’s experience

MacCulloch, Angus and Booton, David (2012) Liability for the circumvention of technological protection measures applied to videogames : lessons from the United Kingdom’s experience. Journal of Business Law, 2012 (3). pp. 165-190. ISSN 0021-9460

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Abstract

This article examines the emerging law regarding the circumvention of videogame TPMs. It identifies three concerns: a lack of unity between copyright interests and those protected by TPMs; the necessarily contrived arguments advanced to support claims to copyright infringement; and the disconnect between ownership of rights and control of interests.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Journal of Business Law

Uncontrolled Keywords:

/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/law

Subjects:

?? ipcopyrighttechnical protection measuresvideogameslawkd england and wales ??

Departments:

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Law School

ID Code:

53870

Deposited By:

ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

02 May 2012 08:16

Refereed?:

Yes

Published?:

Published

Last Modified:

10 Sep 2024 00:14

URI:

https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/53870