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Copyright is used to protect the author of a creative work, such as a software program, from the illegal reproduction of the work. This is intended to prevent anyone from stealing the work from the author and allows the author to control the sale and use of the work. The author of a software program can be one or more individuals, a company or an organization. The person(s), company or organization that holds the copyright, controls who has the “right” to “copy” the work that is protected under copyright.

For computer software, copyright is protected by licenses. A software license is used to