H.R. 6983 — A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to improve the protection afforded to computer software, and for other purposes.

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Includes computer software among the works of authorship entitled to copyright protection. States that copyright protection does not interfere with any rights the owner of a copyright may possess under a State trade secret law. Sets forth the form copyright notice should take with respect to such software. Directs the Register of Copyrights to prescribe regulations for the deposit of such material.

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1982-08-12
Introduced in House
1982-08-12
Introduced in House
1982-08-12
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
1982-08-17
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to improve the protection afforded to computer software, and for other purposes.

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