A Computer Programmer Created a Program and Put a Hard

question 106

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

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