Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Review of TRIPS Implementing Legislation

1. Member raising question and answering

Member raising question

United States of America

Member answering

Saint Kitts and Nevis

2. Category and subcategory

3. Question

2. Please explain how the copyright law of Saint Kitts and Nevis protects computer programs as literary works and complications of data as required by Article 10 of the TRIPS Agreement.

4. Answer

The definition of literary works in s. 2(1) expressly includes computer programmes. Section 6(2) provides that compilations of data are also eligible for protection as a literary work