Cristiana Budileanu*

Abstract
In Romania, two normative acts contain apparently contrary provisions, namely Law no. 8/1996 which expressly excludes ideas from copyright protection, while Law no. 206/2004 mentions taking over the predecessors' ideas without indicating the source constitutes plagiarism. Thus, Law no. 8/1996 seems to be of general applicability, while Law no. 206/2004 seems applicable only in the academic environment. The purpose of this article is to try to establish whether the notion of
„idea” provided in the two normative acts is identical or different with applicability on scientific works, respectively doctoral theses.

* Doctorand, Universitatea Nicolae Titulescu din Bucureşti, Facultatea de Drept; Avocat în Baroul Bucureşti, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..