Software Directive

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Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1 - Object of protection

Article 2 - Authorship of computer programs

Article 3 - Beneficiaries of protection

Article 4 - Restricted acts

Article 5 - Exceptions to the restricted acts

Article 6 - Decompilation

Article 7 - Special measures of protection

Article 8 - Continued application of other legal provisions

Article 9 - Communication

Article 10 - Repeal

Article 11 - Entry into force

Article 12 - Addressees

Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at EUR-LEX. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.