ents . ▁Its ▁relev ance ▁for ▁pat ent ability ▁in ▁the ▁domains ▁of , ▁for ▁example , ▁computer - im plement ed ▁business ▁methods , ▁computer ▁science ▁and ▁software ▁information ▁technology ▁remains ▁uncertain , ▁since ▁the ▁T RI PS ▁agreement ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁interpretation , ▁like ▁all ▁legal ▁texts . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁copy right ▁protection ▁ ▁Article   1 0 ▁paragraph ▁ 1 ▁of ▁T RI PS ▁provides ▁that ▁a ▁computer ▁program ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁work ▁which ▁is ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁protection ▁under ▁copy right ▁law : ▁ ▁This ▁argument ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁some ▁advers aries ▁of ▁software ▁pat ents ▁to ▁cont end ▁that ▁software ▁pat ents ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁T RI PS ▁agreement . ▁T RI PS ▁text books ▁see ▁no ▁conflict , ▁for ▁instance ▁Cor rea ▁& ▁Y us uf ▁notes ▁that ▁software ▁pat ents ▁complement ▁copy right ▁because ▁copy right ▁does ▁not ▁protect ▁underlying ▁ideas . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Aer ot el ▁v ▁Tel co ▁and ▁Mac ross an ' s ▁Application ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁EU ▁Direct ive ▁on ▁the ▁pat ent ability ▁of ▁computer - im plement ed ▁invent ions ▁ ▁Ide a - expression ▁divide ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁W TO ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁Official ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁T RI PS ▁Ag re ement ▁ ▁Dis put es ▁concerning ▁the ▁T RI PS ▁Ag re ement ▁▁▁ ▁T RI PS ▁Ag re ement ▁Category : Int el lect ual ▁property ▁treat ies ▁Category : World ▁Trade ▁Organ