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shareware
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copyrighted
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open source
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freeware
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Detailed explanation-1: -Copyright protection for a computer program extends to all of the copyrightable expression embodied in the program. The copyright law does not protect the func-tional aspects of a computer program, such as the program’s algorithms, formatting, functions, logic, or system design.
Detailed explanation-2: -Computer software or programs are instructions that are executed by a computer. Software is protected under copyright law and the inventions related to software are protected under patent law.
Detailed explanation-3: -Original software is automatically copyrighted under international law. Software counts as a “literary work” under U.S.C. § 101 of the Copyright Act. Whoever created the software has the copyright.