Business & Commerce Code § 324.004

Sec. 324.004. CAUSING COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO BE COPIED. For purposes of this chapter, a person causes computer software to be copied if the person distributes or transfers computer software or a component of computer software. Causing computer software to be copied does not include: (1) transmitting or routing computer software or a component of the software; (2) providing intermediate temporary storage or caching of software; (3) providing a storage medium such as a compact disk; (4) a website; (5) the distribution of computer software by a third party through a computer server; or (6) providing an information location tool, such as a directory, index, reference, pointer, or hypertext link, through which the user of a computer is able to locate computer software. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.