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Decree No. 165/1994 of February 3, 1994, setting out the Legal Framework of Protection for the Different Expressions of Works of Software and Databases, and their Various Means of Reproduction, Argentina

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Year of Version 1994 Dates Entry into force: February 16, 1994 Adopted: February 3, 1994 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), IP Regulatory Body Notes This Decree defines the works of software as referred in Article 1 of Law No. 11.723 (Copyright Law), and especially includes provisions on the database works.
It sets out basis rules on the copyright protection of software and databases, which have not been defined and foreseen in the Law No. 11.723.

Article 2 of the Civil Code stipulates: “Laws shall not be binding until after their publication, and as of the stated day. If no day is stated, they shall be binding eight days following their official publication.”
This Decree was published in the Official Gazette on February 8, 1994 (B.O. 08/02/94), with no specific date of entry into force; based on Article 2 of the Civil Code it entered into force eight days after its publication.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Decreto N° 165/1994 de 3 de febrero de 1994 que precisa un marco legal de protección para las diferentes expresiones de las obras de software y base de datos, así como sus diversos medios de reproducción PDF HTML English Decree No. 165/1994 of February 3, 1994, setting out the Legal Framework of Protection for the Different Expressions of Works of Software and Databases, and their Various Means of Reproduction PDF HTML
Legislation Relates to (3 text(s)) Relates to (3 text(s))
Law No. 11.723 of September 28, 1933, on Legal Intellectual Property Regime (Copyright Law, as amended up to Law No. 26.570 of November 25, 2009) (AR077)
Decree No. 31.964/1939, on the Deposit of Unpublished Works for Copyright Purposes (AR131)
Decree No. 41.223/1934 of May 3, 1934, on the Implementation of Law No. 11.723 of September 28, 1933 (AR016)

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