Chapter 3 Key debates

Computer programs and databases

Topic	Author/Academic	Viewpoint	Source
Was the introduction of database right worth it?	J H Reichman and Pamela Samuelson	Argue that the EU approach to protecting databases is restrictive and unnecessary.	‘Intellectual Property Rights in Data’ (1997) 50 Vanderbilt L Rev 52–166
Was the introduction of database right worth it?	European Commission	Adopts a neutral stance on the future of database right, offering the options to scrap it, continue it as it is, or change it.	‘First evaluation of Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of Databases’, 12 December 2005
Was the introduction of database right worth it?	Estelle Derclaye	A thorough review of the position.	‘Intellectual Property Rights on Information and Market Power—Comparing European and American Protection of Databases’ (2007) 38(3) IIC 275–298 (on Westlaw)