The Council of European Communities adopted a directive to protect computer programs by equating them with literary works under the standards of the Berne Convention. The only criteria is that:
A) the U.S. recognizes the computer program.
B) the United Nations recognizes the computer program.
C) the program must be the intellectual creation of the author.
D) the author is a European citizen.
E) the computer program is compatible across the world.

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The directive equates computer programs to literary works, focusing on the criterion that the program must be the intellectual creation of the author, aligning with the Berne Convention's emphasis on the protection of creative works.

The Council of European Communities Adopted a Directive to Protect