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Graphic User Interface is not Protected as a Computer Program

Court of Justice finally published its early morning decision in C-393/09, BSA vs. Ministry of Culture of the CR, on which Huťko previously reported here (with case background) and here. Europe’s highest ruled that … 1. A graphic user interface is not a form of expression of a computer program within the meaning of Article

GA Delivered Opinion in C-393/09

As Huťko previously reported in January (background of the case), the Supreme Administrative Court of Czech Republic referred following questions to the Court of Justice: 1. Should Article 1(2) of Council Directive 91/250/EEC 1 of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs be interpreted as meaning that, for the purposes of the

Copyright protection of the Graphic User Interface

Yesterday, i´ve recieved the entire judgement (33 pages in Czech) of the City court of Prague which relate to case C-393/09 – BSA vs. Ministry of Culture of the CR pending before ECJ (see below). It deals with copyright protection of graphic user interface (GUI), collective administration of some economic rights to computer programs, possible