Abstract
The Semiconductor Chip Protection Act should not be read to limit in any way existing copyright law as it presently applies to computer programs. Rather, the Act appears carefully tailored to apply only to the type of piracy in which persons misappropriate the program by making an exact duplicate of the circuitry embodying the program. While the Act supplements existing copyright law to a certain degree, its impact in the area of computer program protection will probably be minimal. Complete and adequate protection of a computer program in all its forms is still best accomplished by traditional copyright law.
Recommended Citation
Lang, Wesley M.
(1986)
"The Semiconductor Chip Protection Act: A NewWeapon in the War Against Computer SoftwarePiracy,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1986:
No.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1986/iss2/8