Frequently Asked Questions on software
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- I patented a kind of software at the SIAE as inedited work, at 50% with a friend. Now another person would like to buy out my share, but my friend says that to do this we first need to form a company and then sell the shares. Is it true or can I sell them now?
- How can I protect a game to play in a discotheque with the auxiliary of software?
- I just opened a small firm and we use three computers for our work. A friend told me that if we use “open source” programs we don’t have to pay royalties to anyone and we are within the law on copyright. Is it true, and if yes, where can we find these programs?
- My job consists of making software ordered by clients: they supply me with the specifications of what they want and I programme it. I would like to know if the clients can be defined as co-authors and can claim rights. If this is the case, how can I prevent it?
- How are the application programs protected?
- How is a programme related to a new video game protected?