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idea-expression dichotomy [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-19

English

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CONT

The source code from a computer program can be completely different from that of another program, and yet have the same functionality to produce a similar set of instructions that achieve a similar result. This is at the heart of the idea/expression dichotomy that is often at the forefront of the software protection debate.

French

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CONT

Le code source d’un programme d’ordinateur peut être complètement différent de celui d’un autre et pourtant avoir la même fonctionnalité, c’est-à-dire produire un ensemble d’instructions analogue menant à un résultat analogue. On touche là le cœur de la dichotomie idée/expression qui figure souvent au premier plan du débat sur la protection des logiciels.

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