ITPEC IP October 2022 Question 73
ITPEC IP October 2022 — Question 73 of 100
The purchaser receives the right to use the program under its software license. Buying the physical CD-ROM does not transfer ownership of the program's copyright or intellectual-property rights; it provides the medium and permission to use the software within the license conditions.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- the program's copyright remains with the author or other rightsholder
- purchasing the disc does not confer a design right in the medium
- copyright in the physical CD-ROM is not transferred as an intellectual-property right merely by buying that copy
Key rule: Ownership of a software copy is distinct from copyright; ordinary purchasers acquire licensed usage rights.
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