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325
Completing the application form. (cont'd)
325.02
Nature of authorship and extent of claim. 'In an application for an entirely new computer program, the "nature of authorship" space is intended not only to describe the authorship but is also intended to delineate the extent of the claim. In an application for a derivative computer program, the "material added" statement generally delineates the extent of the claim. NOTE: For specific definitions of the terms listed below, see the Glossary of Terms in section 326 below. The following lists are illustrative and not exhaustive.
325.02(a)
Copyrightable elements. The following descriptions of authorship or of material added will ordinarily not be questioned:
- computer program
- entire computer code
- entire program
- entire program code
- entire text
- entire work
- module, new modules, revised modules
- program
- program instructions
- program listing
- program text, programming text
- revised program
- routine, new routines, revised routines
- software, computer software
- subroutine, new subroutines, revised subroutines
- text
- text of computer game
- text of ... (except "text of object code" or "text of algorithm")
- text of program
- translation from (one programming language) to (another programming language)
- wrote program
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