To what extent the United Kingdom Copyright Law is Protecting Video Games Comparing to other Jurisdictions?

Abstract

The copyright protection of video games remains a highly complex issue. The main issues stem from the complex nature of video games and how they should be classified for copyright protection. Different jurisdictions have adopted different approaches to protect video games under the Copyright Law. Some jurisdictions classify video games predominantly as software or audio-visual works, others as computer programs, and others treated video games as a "complex subject matter" with separate elements protected under Copyright Law. There is a challenge of new issues arising from the evolving nature of video games due to technological advances in computing and graphics.