s 238 Copying electronic compilation or computer program when essential for use
238.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use for a person (X) to make, or authorise the making of, a copy or an adaptation of —(a) a compilation in an electronic form; or (b) a computer program. (2) The conditions are —(a) the copy or adaptation is made from a copy of the compilation or program that is owned by X; (b) creating the copy or adaptation is an essential step in using the compilation or program with a machine; and (c) the copy or adaptation is not used in any other way. (3) In this section —(a) a reference to a copy of a compilation or computer program is a reference to any article in which the compilation or program is reproduced in a material form; and (b) a reference to an adaptation of a compilation or computer program is a reference to any article in which the adaptation is reproduced in a material form.