The Difference Between Copyright and Patent and the Case of Service Consultants

Abstract: This is a 3 page paper discussing the difference between copyright and patent and the discussion of a case involving a computer program. Copyright is an unregistered right to created works which have been fixed in some form on paper, film, electronic or sound mediums and includes creative works such as novels, databases, computer programs, song lyrics, works of art and architecture among others. A patent, however, is a regional registered right granted by the government to an inventor of a new, inventive, applicable product. Computer programs therefore fall under the area of copyright and are not to be recopied without the permission of the creator regardless of intention of use. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Subcatagory: Argumentative / Pro-Con Essays

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