Do patent, trademark and copyright laws apply to computers and related activities?

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Do patent, trademark and copyright laws apply to computers and related activities?

Yes. The statutory and common law schemes for the protection and enforcement of the rights of authors, inventors and businesses – established under the respective laws for patent, trademark and copyright – all apply to computers and related activities. In fact, because computers greatly increase the value of “pure ideas”, these laws are more prominent than ever. Not more important; just that much more likely to affect us all, and much more directly.

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