Section 13 — Literary work includes computer program and compilation

(1)A “literary work” includes —

(a)a compilation in any form; and

(b)a computer program.

(2)A “compilation” is a compilation or table —

(a)consisting —

(i)wholly or partly of the following material:(A) an authorial work, including a computer program; (B) a published edition of an authorial work; (C) a sound recording; (D) a film; (E) a broadcast; (F) a cable programme; (G) a recording of a protected performance; or

(ii)of data other than the material mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); and

(b)that is an intellectual creation because of the selection or arrangement of its contents.

(3)A “computer program” is an expression (in any language, code or notation) of a set of instructions (whether with or without related information) intended to —

(a)directly cause a device with information processing capabilities to perform a particular function; or

(b)cause a device with information processing capabilities to perform a particular function after —

(i)converting the instructions into another language, code or notation;

(ii)copying the instructions in a different material form; or

(iii)both of those acts.

(4)To avoid doubt, a computer program made before 10 April 1987 (or over a period ending before that date) is a literary work.