COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many large software companies have ____ agreements with each other in which each agrees not to sue the other over patent infringement.
A
Plant breeder’s rignts
B
Copyright
C
Trademark
D
Cross-licensing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A patent is generally granted after completing an examination procedure by a government agency. Copyright protection of computer software is established in most countries and harmonized by international treaties to that effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -A cross-licensing agreement is a contractual arrangement between two or more parties in which each party is granted rights to a piece of technology, product, research, or other subject. Cross-licenses generally occur between companies that hold patents over different aspects of the same product.

Detailed explanation-3: -A cross licensing agreement is a contract between two parties where each party grants rights to their intellectual property to the other parties. Large software companies use them to avoid lawsuits and the monetary loss associated with them.

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