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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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Copyright Act explicitly provides protection for computer programs, regardless of whether they are stored in a tangible medium or embedded in a machine. Therefore, the programmer would be able to claim copyright protection for his program.

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