...referred to in (i) to Uii).' In contrast, the definition in the US copyright law is for compute' program: "A 'computer program* is a set of statements or instructions...computer in order to bring about a certain result." (A) NIPU has agreed to attempt to further develop its definition. Do your members have a preferred...

...to liability. Chapter 15 Computer Technology Introduction American law defines a computer program as 'a set of statements or instructions to be used directly...computer in order to bring about a certain result'. More recently, the European Commission has simply described it as 'a set of instructions the purpose...

...as "a set of instructions or statements, expressed, fixed, embodied or stored in any manner, that is to be used directly or indirectly in a computer in order to bring about a specific result."111 The law also permits the owner of a computer program to make a single reproduction...

...like to note that the scope of all of the bills is exceedingly broad. As defined in the Copyright Act, a computer program is "a set of statements or instructions...computer in order to bring about a certain result." The bills specify that a program may be "any tape, disk, or other medium embodying such a program"...

...programs? • 1. Limit authority to computer programs. Under 17 UsC 101, a computer program is defined as "a set of statements or instructions to be used directly...computer in order to bring about a certain result." This definition does not include data bases or documentation such as users manuals. • 2. Some patent...

...programs? 1. Limit authority to computer programs. Under 17 use 101, a computer program is defined as "a set of statements or instructions to be used directly...computer in order to bring about a certain result." This definition does not include data bases or documentation such as users manuals. 2. Some patent...

...The 1980 amendments add a specific definition of computer program to §101 of the 1976 Copyright Act: "A 'computer program' is a set of statements or instructions...indirectly in a computer in order to bring about a certain result."82 This definition has been criticized for being too narrowly drawn, because it only addresses...

...recommendations in the 1980 to the Act, which, a|p««g other things, defined a "computer program" as a "set of statements or instructions to be used directly...computer in order to bring about a certain result." That definition, and the permission given in the new section 117 to make a copy or adaptation of a...

...federal copyright assertions. The Copyright Act does define the tern "computer program," as follows: "a set of statements or instructions to be used directly...computer in order to bring about a certain result." 17 USC 101. However, clearly most advocates of cutting back on section 105 find this definition insufficiently...

...Congress then passed an amendment to the Copyright Act. In effect Congress extended its protections to "i set of statements or instructions to be used directly...indirectly in a computer in order to bring about a certain resulL" Initially, the courts disagreed over whether these words covered object code as well as source...