Editing Software copyright (section)

===Pakistan===
Under the provision of [[Copyright_law_of_Pakistan#Copyright_Ordinance,_1962|Copyright Ordinance 1962]], works which fall into any of the following categories: [[Literature|literary]], musical, or [[Art|artistic]] are protected by Copyright law. The definition of literary work was amended by Copyright Amendment 1992 to include computer software. Section 2(p) of the ordinance defines a [[computer program]] as "that is to say programmes recorded on any disc, tape, perforated media or other information storage devices, which, if fed into or located in a computer or computer based equipment is capable of reproducing any information".<ref>{{citation | url=http://www.pakistanlaw.com/copysoft.htm | title=COPYRIGHT FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMES IN PAKISTAN }}</ref> In event of infringement, civil and/or criminal proceedings can be carried out. According to Chapter XIV of Copyright Ordinance, a person can face a prison of up to 3 years and/or a penalty of up to one hundred thousand [[Rupee|rupees]] if he is found guilty of [[renting]] computer software without permission of the owner.<ref>{{citation | url=http://ipo.gov.pk/Copyright/Downloads/Copyright_Ordinance_1962__update.pdf | title=The Copyright Ordinance of Pakistan 1962, Chapter XIV | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629215551/http://ipo.gov.pk/Copyright/Downloads/Copyright_Ordinance_1962__update.pdf | archive-date=2014-06-29 }}</ref> According to a study of [[Business Software Alliance]], 84% of software in Pakistan is being used in violation of the [[Copyright law of Pakistan]].<ref>{{citation | url=http://globalstudy.bsa.org/2007/studies/summaryfindings_globalstudy07.pdf | title=Global Study of Business Software Alliance}}</ref>