ITPEC IP October 2025 Question 73
ITPEC IP October 2025 — Question 73 of 100
The purchaser receives the right to use the software under its license — buying the package and physical CD-ROM does not transfer the program's copyright.
The copyright holder retains exclusive legal rights over reproduction, modification, distribution, and other uses. The purchaser owns the physical copy and may run the program only within the conditions granted by the software license and applicable law.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- (b) copyright in the program remains with its author or assigned rightsholder
- (c) purchasing a disc does not transfer any design right associated with the medium
- (d) ownership of a physical CD-ROM is not copyright in that physical object
Key rule: Purchasing copyrighted software normally transfers a copy and licensed usage rights, not ownership of the intellectual property.
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