Protection of ‘Clue of the Novel’ Under Trade Secret Law
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A clue is an object or piece used to find a solution. It has three elements: a hint, the condition of the answer, and the answer itself. The clue in a novel consists of complicated data used to deduce the answer and the condition of that answer. For a novel’s clue to be protected as a trade secret, it must not reveal the condition of the answer in order to maintain its secrecy. This secrecy piques the reader’s interest by keeping elements undisclosed and is supported by a secrecy policy that makes it difficult to deduce the answer. Under the Trade Secret Act B.E. 2545, Article 6, infringement occurs when the clue’s answer is revealed before the right holder has resolved it. However, guessing the answer to the novel’s clue without undermining the right holder’s intended solution does not constitute infringement, preserving freedom of expression and allowing for independent discovery as stipulated in Article 7 of the Trade Secret Act B.E. 2545.
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คำพิพากษาศาลฎีกาที่ 2461/2559
คำพิพากษาศาลฎีกาที่ 6656/2549
พงศ์เกียรติ กุลรัตนสินสุข. การลอกเลียนงานวรรณกรรมประเภทนวนิยาย. วิทยานิพนธ์ปริญญามหาบัณฑิต นิติศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ, 2559
มาตรา 3 พระราชบัญญัติความลับทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2545
มาตรา 5 วรรค 2 พระราชบัญญัติความลับทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2545
มาตรา 50 พระราชบัญญัติการแข่งขันทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2560
มาตรา 55 พระราชบัญญัติการแข่งขันทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2560
มาตรา 57 พระราชบัญญัติการแข่งขันทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2560
มาตรา 6 พระราชบัญญัติความลับทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2545
มาตรา 6 วรรค 2 พระราชบัญญัติความลับทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2545
มาตรา 6 วรรคแรก พระราชบัญญัติความลับทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2545
มาตรา 7 (3) พระราชบัญญัติความลับทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2545
มาตรา 7 (4) พระราชบัญญัติความลับทางการค้า พุทธศักราช 2545
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