Such basic provisions as statements of work, milestones, schedules and deliverables need careful attention, particularly by product companies moving into the services business. The use of mass market software is growing throughout the enterprise which means corporate and other major software customers desire volume licenses of some type for such widely-used application software. They also may desire value-added services in such arrangements. These multi-copy arrangements can help reduce the incidence of piracy of such applications. Corporate policy and educational efforts are needed, however, to ensure compliance with scope of use and other licensing restrictions.
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The application process can be very detailed, however, especially for patent coverage, and exclusions and coverage caps need to be carefully considered. Copyright is a key method of legal protection for software both in the U.S. and internationally Copyright law continues to be a key legal protection mechanism because of the low cost, ease and speed with which it can be implemented in the U.S. and elsewhere. As indicated, copyright protection is extremely important in mass market channels since no enforceable agreement is needed for implementation. Copyright protection for software is available in more countries than patent protection and is much easier to implement. Copyright protection is available for software in over 60 major countries throughout the world including all major market countries.