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Copyright Act 2021 s 240

s 240 Observing, studying and testing of computer program by lawful user

240.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use for a person (X) to observe, study or test the functioning of a computer program. (2) The conditions are —(a) X is a lawful user of the program; and (b) the observing, studying or testing is done —(i) to determine the ideas and principles that underlie any element of the program; and (ii) while X is performing any act of loading, displaying, running, transmitting or storing the program that X is entitled to do.

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