Käesolevat seadust ei kohaldata ... ideedele ja põhimõtetele, millele rajanevad arvutiprogrammi elemendid, kaasa arvatud programmi kasutajaliidese aluseks olevad ideed ja põhimõtted.
The parts of the program which provide for such interconnection and interaction between elements of software and hardware are generally known as 'interfaces'. ... ideas and principles which underlie any element of a program, including those which underlie its interfaces, are not protected by copyright under this Directive.