Teosed, millele tekib autoriõigus, on: ... 3) arvutiprogrammid, mida kaitstakse nagu kirjandusteoseid. Kaitse laieneb arvutiprogrammi mis tahes väljendusvormile; ...
For the purpose of this Directive, the term ‘computer program’ shall include programs in any form, including those which are incorporated into hardware. This term also includes preparatory design work leading to the development of a computer program provided that the nature of the preparatory work is such that a computer program can result from it at a later stage.
