Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
The following computer programming elements are not likely to be copyrighted and thus can be copied without obtaining authorization.
Computer Languages
No court in the United States has ruled on whether high-level...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
One should presume that all postings on the Internet are copyrighted unless specifically stated otherwise or unless the postings fall into one of the categories of uncopyrightable material discussed below....
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
As noted, not all aspects of a computer program are protected under copyright law, including the ideas behind a particular program.(58) Sometimes the only way to access the ideas underlying a program is through...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
Essentially, a user interface includes all devices used by end-users to interact with a computer.
Consequently, to the extent the competing programmer can demonstrate that aspects of the original interface are...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
The following are likely copyrighted and thus cannot be copied without first receiving authorization from the copyright owner.
b. Computer Source Code and Object Code, Regardless of the Type of Program (e.g.,...
Article provided by Timothy B. McCormack, Seattle Copyright Attorney working in area of copyright litigation, procurement and development. This article is a continuation in the series of Software Copyright articles.
One may prove copying with direct evidence that establishes copying of the author’s work. Direct copying, however, is often difficult to prove. Accordingly, one may also prove copying through circumstantial...
