New Guidance on the Legal Use of Computer Programs or Software

INDECOPI´S Copyright Commission (Hereinafter "the Commission") is the technical authority, competent for monitoring and protection of copyright in Peru, in this regard, it is authorized to approve guidelines, which guide economic agents in compliance with the legislation on copyright.

Thus, by Resolution No. 791-2015/CDA-INDECOPI[1], the Commission resolves to approve guidelines on the legal use of computer programs or software, in which general aspects are developed on the protection of such works, cases in which the user can be considered rights violator, capacity of the Commission to the offenses committed, among others.

The approval of the guidelines is highly important for all economic agents and especially for software users in Peru, because it provides guidelines that allow them to drive according to the provisions of the Copyright law.