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The works involved rn this trral are known as computer programs, that rs, a
literary work composed of a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or
indirectly in a computer to bring about a certain result.
You are instructed that a copyright may be obtained in the software at issue in
this case. However, in copyrighting computer software, an author may not claim
ownership of portions of code thatiiiictated by efficiency concems, functional
considerations, or code that is non-original derived from material found in the public
domain. One cannot copyright common ideas or their logical extensions. .
l Sources: Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoj? Corp., 35 F.3d 1435, 1442 (9* Cir. 1994); .
Cybermedio, Inc. v. Symantec Corporation, 19 F.Supp. 2d 1070, 1077 (N.D. Cal.
1998); Aliorti v. R. Dnkin & Co., 831 F.2d 898, 901 (9*** Cir. 1987).
Given
Modiied
Refused
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