Problems of Interpretation under the 1980 Computer Amendment
J. Clark Kelso, Alexandra Rebay · Santa Clara Law Digital Commons (Santa Clara University) · 1983
In 1980 Congress enacted legislation amending the Copyright Act of 1976 so as to extend federal statutory copyright protection to computer programs.'The status of computer programs under the copyright laws had long been a subject of debate among computer industry representatives, the Copyright Office of the United States, Congress, and many commentators.2 Now, with the enactment of the 1980 Amendment, the principal issues involve questions of statutory interpretation.The courts have accordingly become the main forum for this debate.'