Under the Computer Software Copyright Act of 1980, a written program:
A) must be written in object code in order to be protected.
B) must be written in source code in order to be protected.
C) is protected as any other copyrighted material, even if it is in written form.
D) is protected but does not receive the same protections as other copyrighted materials.

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The Computer Software Copyright Act of 1980 provides protection to software as any other copyrighted material, regardless of whether it is in object code or source code form. Therefore, any written program is protected under the Act. Option A and B are incorrect because both object code and source code are protected, and the Act does not mandate any specific form of code for protection. Option D is also incorrect because software receives the same protections as any other copyrighted material.

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