CJEU case C-393/09 (preliminary ruling) - copyright protection of the graphic user interface - court proceedings in the Czech Republic - Software Directive 91/250/EEC - copyright protection of graphic works - High Court of Justice case "Navitaire Inc. v Easyjet Airline Co" - television broadcasting of elements of graphic user interface

"A long time held opinion that the GUI can hardly be protected even by the traditional copyright under the Copyright directive, since it is not an expression in an objectively perceivable form, but rather a functional effect, has been shaken by the CJEU and seems to be outdated. The CJEU has clearly expressed that the GUI should be eligible to the copyright protection if it meets the originality criterion as any other literary, artistic or scientific work. (J. Savelka)"