“Exhaustion Valve”
摘要
A video game is not a computer program in itself, but a complex matter insofar as it comprises software elements and numerous other elements such as graphics, music, sound elements, a scenario and characters, and, unlike a computer program that is designed to be used until it becomes obsolete, a video game is placed on the market soon after it has been developed and may, unlike a software, continue to be used by new players several years after its creation. As such, only Directive 2001/29 applies to video games. The copyright exhaustion rule does not apply.