COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
ETHICS IN COMPUTING
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Question
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Ideas can be protected under Copyright and Patents act
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, systems, or methods of doing something.
Detailed explanation-2: -How is a copyright different from a patent or a trademark? Copyright protects original works of authorship, while a patent protects inventions or discoveries. Ideas and discoveries are not protected by the copyright law, although the way in which they are expressed may be.
Detailed explanation-3: -Copyright law protects expressions of ideas rather than the ideas themselves. Under section 13 of the Copyright Act 1957, copyright protection is conferred on literary works, dramatic works, musical works, artistic works, cinematograph films and sound recording.
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