The right of the consumer to use out-of-commerce hardware and software: from right to repair to abandonware

Formaro, Oscar Maria (A.A. 2024/2025) The right of the consumer to use out-of-commerce hardware and software: from right to repair to abandonware. Tesi di Laurea in Business cyberlaw, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Eugenio Prosperetti, pp. 86. [Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Consumer rights to repair & hardware obsolescence. Defining obsolescence. Right to repair movement. EU legislation coverage. Case studies & national practices. Intellectual property & obsolescence. Directive 2009/24/EC (software directive). UsedSoft (C-128/11) judgment by CJEU. Directive 2012/28/EU (orphan works). Directive 2019/790 (CDSM directive–articles 8–11 on out-of-commerce works). IP & obsolescence: intersections. Software obsolescence & the stop killing videogames initiative. Movement origins. Petition progress & consumer outcomes. Proposals, aims & legal framing. Industry & institutional reactions. Legal & policy implications. Future scenarios & regulatory pathways.

Thesis Type: Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Management and Computer Science, English language (L-18)
Chair: Business cyberlaw
Thesis Supervisor: Prosperetti, Eugenio
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Extraordinary
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 30 Jul 2026 09:49
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2026 09:49
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46591

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