# The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992, Regulation 5: Meaning of “adaptation” in relation to a computer program


(1) In section 21 (infringement by making adaptation), in subsection (3) (meaning of “adaptation”) in paragraph (a) after “literary” insert “work, other than a computer program,”.
(2) After that paragraph of that subsection insert—
“(ab) in relation to a computer program, means an arrangement or altered version of the program or a translation of it;”.
(3) In subsection (4) of that section (meaning of “translation” in relation to computer programs), omit the words “, otherwise than incidentally in the course of running the program”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3233/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-computer-programs-regulations-1992/regulation-5
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