{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-324.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 324.004","heading":"CAUSING COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO BE COPIED.","body":"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:\n(1) transmitting or routing computer software or a component of the software;\n(2) providing intermediate temporary storage or caching of software;\n(3) providing a storage medium such as a compact disk;\n(4) a website;\n(5) the distribution of computer software by a third party through a computer server; or\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS","SUBTITLE B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 324. CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST COMPUTER SPYWARE","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.324.htm#324.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"077259fb705a39f783b7fc93d218d1d0a7d3d529a628d5fd077517f7a1be743f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-324.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-324.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}