Electronic Databases are fundamental to fuel the Internet business and e-commerce, and often they play an important role even in technologically advanced software. The originally designed structure of a database is protected by copyright, and even the contents of the database may be protected. In the European Union, a so-called sui generis right is granted to the person who sets up a database by making a substantial investment in order to prevent unauthorised extraction or re-utilisation of the contents of the database. Ask us for advice on whether your database is eligible for protection under copyright and/or sui generis right.