The following gives an illustrative example of what is meant, on the whole, by the term "works" as it is used in this Act:
この法律にいう著作物を例示すると、おおむね次のとおりである。
paintings, woodblock prints, sculptures, and other works of fine art;
絵画、版画、彫刻その他の美術の著作物
maps and other diagrams of an academic nature, such as plans, charts, and models;
地図又は学術的な性質を有する図面、図表、模型その他の図形の著作物
photographic works;
News reports on current events and miscellaneous news articles that communicate nothing further than the facts do not fall within the scope of works provided for in item (i) of the preceding paragraph.
Protection under this Act for a work set forth in paragraph (1), item (ix) does not extend to the programming language, coding conventions, or algorithms used to create the work. In this case, the meanings of these terms are as prescribed in the following items:
"programming language" means letters and other symbols used as a means of expressing a computer program and the systems for their use;
プログラム言語 プログラムを表現する手段としての文字その他の記号及びその体系をいう。
"coding conventions" means special stipulations for the use of a programming language provided for in the preceding item in a specific computer program;
"algorithm" means a procedure in a computer program, which consists of a set of instructions for the computer.
解法 プログラムにおける電子計算機に対する指令の組合せの方法をいう。
Read this with the articles around it