Basics: Acquisition of Copyright The laws of almost all countries provide that protection is independent of any formalities. Copyright protection then starts as soon as the work is created.

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UNIVAC Built by Remington Rand in 1951 the UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer) was one of the first commercially available computers to take advantage of the development of the central processing unit (CPU). Both the U.S. Census bureau and General Electric owned UNIVACs. Speed: 1,905 operations per second; input/output: magnetic tape, unityper, printer; memory size: 1,000 12-digit words in delay line; technology: serial vacuum tubes, delay lines, magnetic tape; floor space: 943 cubic feet; cost: F.O.B. factory U.S.$ 750,000 plus U.S.$ 185,000 for a high speed printer.

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