Abstract
Computer programs are considered new issues for the legislative thought. Relevant legislations differ from one country to another with regard to the nature of these programs. In fact, there is a dispute whether to consider them patents or to class them as a category of royalties. This is because of the availability of legal and legislative protection for the rights of the author. Securing such protection is meant to encourage the continuity of human productivity and progress.This study aims to define the legal nature of computer programs through the examination of available legal texts related to royalties. It hopes to demonstrate that Omani laws have resolved this issue and considered them as creative production. Omani legislations guarantee royalties for them and their producers under the Rights of the Author law. However, these programs are not classified as patents.
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