s 13 Literary work includes computer program and compilation
13.—(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.