Editing Software copyright (section)

=== Berne Convention and WIPO Copyright treaty ===
Computer programs and other types of software, including mobile apps, are protected as literary works for copyright purposes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=IP and Software |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-magazine/articles/ip-and-software-36545 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en-US |publication-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref> Copyright protection is formality-free in countries party to the [[Berne Convention]], which means that protection does not depend on compliance with any formalities such as registration or deposit of copies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=World Intellectual Property Organization |title=Copyright Protection of Computer Software |url=https://www.wipo.int/en/web/copyright/activities/software |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en-US}}</ref>

This inclusion of software in the wording of article 2 of Berne Convention is supported by the [[WIPO Copyright Treaty]]:<ref name=":1" />

{{Quotation|text="Computer programs are protected as literary works within the meaning of Article 2 of the Berne Convention. Such protection applies to computer programs, whatever may be the mode or form of their expression."|title=WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)|source=Article 4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) |url=https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/295166#P58_5861 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=WIPO Lex}}</ref>}}
A patent is generally granted after completing an examination procedure by a government agency. Copyright protection of computer software is established in most countries and harmonized by international treaties to that effect.<ref name=":0" />