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Document 62009CN0393
Case C-393/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Supreme Administrative Court) (Czech Republic) lodged on 5 October 2009 — Bezpečnostní softwarová asociace (Security software association) v Ministerstvo kultury ČR (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic)
Case C-393/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Supreme Administrative Court) (Czech Republic) lodged on 5 October 2009 — Bezpečnostní softwarová asociace (Security software association) v Ministerstvo kultury ČR (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic)
Case C-393/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Supreme Administrative Court) (Czech Republic) lodged on 5 October 2009 — Bezpečnostní softwarová asociace (Security software association) v Ministerstvo kultury ČR (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic)
OJ C 11, 16.1.2010, p. 14–14
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
16.1.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 11/14 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Supreme Administrative Court) (Czech Republic) lodged on 5 October 2009 — Bezpečnostní softwarová asociace (Security software association) v Ministerstvo kultury ČR (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic)
(Case C-393/09)
2010/C 11/24
Language of the case: Czech
Referring court
Nejvyšší správní soud (Supreme Administrative Court) (Czech Republic)
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Bezpečnostní softwarová asociace (Security software association)
Defendant: Ministerstvo kultury ČR (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic)
Questions referred
1. |
Should Article 1(2) of Council Directive 91/250/EEC (1) of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs be interpreted as meaning that, for the purposes of the copyright protection of a computer program as a work under that directive, the phrase ‘the expression in any form of a computer program’ also includes the graphic user interface of the computer program or part thereof? |
2. |
If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, does television broadcasting, whereby the public is enabled to have sensory perception of the graphic user interface of a computer program or part thereof, albeit without the possibility of actively exercising control over that program, constitute making a work or part thereof available to the public within the meaning of Article 3(1) of European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/29/EC (2) of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society? |
(1) Council Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (OJ 1991 L 122, p. 42).
(2) Corrigendum to Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10).