1. Introduction to the legal protection of computer software; 2. The essentials of copyright law; 3. Copyright and computer programs; 4. Non-textual copying of computer programs; 5. Copyright in databases; 6. Database right; 7. Copyright in the information society; 8. Protection of computer graphics; 9. The essentials of patent law; 10. Patents and computer software; 11. Confidentiality and software; 12. Competition law and computer software.