A Computer Programmer Created a Program and Put a Hard

question 123

Multiple Choice

A computer programmer created a program and put a hard copy of it in his desk.If that program were copied, etched on a chip, embedded in the ROM of a computer, and sold to a mass market, the programmer:

• A)Would be better off to seek patent protection
• B)Could claim copyright based on common law principles
• C)Could not claim copyright because there is no provision in the Copyright Act nor case law that would give him protection
• D)Could not claim copyright because the program would be part of a machine, which bars it from copyright protection
• E)Could claim copyright because there is a provision in the Copyright Act to that effect

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