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Rh :(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.

Subject matter of copyright in compilations

14. To avoid doubt, any copyright in a compilation—
 * (a) is limited to the selection or arrangement of its contents that constitutes an intellectual creation; and
 * (b) is in addition to, and independent of, any copyright in its contents and any other right under Part 4 (protection of performances) in relation to its contents.

What does a dramatic work include

15.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a “dramatic work” includes—
 * (a) a work of dance or mime; and
 * (b) a scenario or script for a film, but not a film.

(2) A work of dance or mime made before the appointed day is not a dramatic work unless it is described in writing in the form in which the show is to be presented.

When is a literary, dramatic or musical work made

16.—(1) A literary, dramatic or musical work is made at the time when, or over the period during which, the work is first fixed in a material form, including—
 * (a) in writing; or