# The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992, Regulation 7: Exclusion of decompilation of computer programs from fair dealing


In section 29 (research and private study), after subsection (3) insert—
“(4) It is not fair dealing—
(a) to convert a computer program expressed in a low level language into a version expressed in a higher level language, or
(b) incidentally in the course of so converting the program, to copy it,
(these acts being permitted if done in accordance with section 50B (decompilation)).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3233/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-computer-programs-regulations-1992/regulation-7
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