摘要：Over the last decade the growth of the computer software industry has spawned a significant amount of litigation concerning the extent to which the law prevents copying or imitating a program. Recent decisions display judicial disagreement about the nature and scope of this protection. In Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, bzc., ~ the Second Circuit attempted to clarify a confusing body of law and limit what it perceived to be the over-protection of computer software through copyright law. The Second Circuit's opinion, however, fails to establish a coherent doctrine and ultimately obfuscates the issues by down-playing the underlying tension in the copyright debate.
