The Courts Have Had Difficulty Deciding Whether Computer Programs Are

question 105

Essay

The courts have had difficulty deciding whether computer programs are covered by copyright legislation or not. Discuss how this has been resolved.

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Definitions:

Assignable Variation

Refers to variation in a process that can be traced to a specific cause, as opposed to random variation.

Cycle

A sequence of events or processes that repeat in a regular and predictable pattern.

Operators

Symbols or words that indicate an operation to be performed within an algebraic or programming context.

Standard Deviations

An indicator of how much the values in a group differ from each other.