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| 16.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 11/14 |

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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

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| 1. | Should Article 1(2) of Council Directive 91/250/EEC[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010011EN.01001401-E0001) 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? |

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| 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)](#ntr2-C_2010011EN.01001401-E0002) of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society? |

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