Yes, The owner of a copy of a computer program may make an archival copy of it. This is one of the statutory exemptions from copyright infringement liability.
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No. The DMCA prohibits linking to software or devices that are designed to bypass digital rights management (DRM) protections
Preregistration is a procedure that may be available in some cases to protect against pre-publication infringement. It is optional. It is not a prerequisite to filing a copyright registration application. To qualify for preregistration, the work must be unpublished and in the process of being prepared for commercial distribution. Preregistration is available only for motion
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Yes. A person can own a copyright in the expressive elements of a computer program, such as the source code. Copyright cannot be claimed in an algorithm, however, because an algorithm is an idea, method, system or process. Copyright does not protect ideas, methods, processes and systems. It only protects expression.Â
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Copyright protects original works of human authorship that have been fixed in a tangible medium of expression. The categories of works that copyright protects are: Literary works such as books, articles, essays, blog posts, stories, poems, email messages, notes, computer programs (source code, not the algorithm), etc. Music – songs, lyrics, musical compositions and arrangements
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