How Is a Copyright Different from a Patent

question 18

Multiple Choice

How is a copyright different from a patent?

• A) Copyrights are applied for mechanical inventions, while a patent is applied for tangible writings.
• B) Patents have a limited term period, while copyrights carry lifelong terms.
• C) Patents fall under the state law, while copyrights fall under federal law.
• D) Copyrights should be novel, and useful, while patents need not be so.

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Definitions:

Main Routine

The primary sequence of instructions or program that runs in a PLC or computer to execute various tasks.

Consumed Tag

In industrial automation, a tag or variable from one device that is used or read by another device across a network.

Produced Tag

A label or identifier in a control system that represents data or a status generated by one device and made available to others.

Structure-Type Tag

In PLC programming, it refers to user-defined data types that allow the grouping of multiple related variables under a single name.