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Nimtz, Robert O. – Journal of the Patent Office Society, 1979
Traces the history of the development of the law dealing with the protection of computer software. The available forms of protection are the patent, copyright, and trade secret laws. Available from Business Manager, P. O. Box 2600, Arlington, Virginia 22202; sc $1.25. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Copyrights
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
Various aspects of the use of copyrights for computer programs are discussed including: the history of copyright protection for programs, applications of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976, rights of the copyright owner, formalities for acquiring copyright protections, and enforcing the copyright. (BH)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computers, Copyrights, Court Litigation
