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This tutorial introduces the legal information that both software developers and COTS purchasers have to consider when buying and selling in the European Union (EU) marketplace. After 1 May 2004, the EU has enlarged up to 25 Member States. In principle this means one legal system but recognizes different Member States rules and legal cultures. Despite the efforts made to unify the regulations, an American COTS product seller whose products are or may be sold in the EU, will find a different legal environment than back at home.
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González, I.D., Arias-Chausson, C. (2005). The COTS Product Market: An EU Legal Perspective. In: Franch, X., Port, D. (eds) COTS-Based Software Systems. ICCBSS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3412. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30587-3_5
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