Computer Software

– Copyright Act (Act No. 40 of June 15, 2018), in force since July 1, 2018, last amended September 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022. In accordance with EU directive on protection of computer software Article 2 (3).

Note: the Copyright Act is under supervision of the Norwegian Patent Office (EU Directive 2014/26/EU), in effect as of July 1, 2021.

Protection

Duration: until seventy years after death of copyright creator.

Transfer of rights: if the creator is an employee, the rights are transferable to the employer under certain conditions.

Further conditions and restrictions: relate to rights of an authorized user to test, copy, amend and refine copyright protected software, and to making a copy of a software code and translating the form of the code to obtain functional interaction between an independently developed software and other software. Certain restrictions apply to making digital copies of software.