COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
ETHICS IN COMPUTING
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Patent
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Trademark
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Copyright
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both “The Lord of the Rings” and “LOTR” are registered trademarks in the United States for a number of products and services, although the “LOTR” trademark appears to only be registered for clothing, jewelry, dioramas, and swords.
Detailed explanation-2: -J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, sold the film, stage and merchandising rights of those works to United Artists in 1968. They in turn sold them to The Saul Zaentz Company in 1976, which licenses them through the former Tolkien Enterprises, now named Middle-earth Enterprises.
Detailed explanation-3: -A patent protects new inventions, processes, or scientific creations, a trademark protects brands, logos, and slogans, and a copyright protects original works of authorship.