In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work.
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(a) Copyright protection subsists, in accordance with this title, in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, ...
17 U.S.C. 102 - Subject matter of copyright: In general. View the most recent version of this document on this website.
(a) The subject matter of copyright as specified by section 102 includes compilations and derivative works, but protection for a work employing preexisting ...
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U.S. Code: Title 17 · CHAPTER 1—SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT (§§ 101 – 122) · CHAPTER 2—COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER (§§ 201 – 205) · CHAPTER 3— ...
§ 102(b),strikes a definitional balance between the First Amendment and the Copyright Act by permitting free communication of facts [and ideas] while still ...
Nov 15, 2019 · The Copyright Act provides that, while "original works of authorship" are generally eligible for copyright protection, 17 U.S.C. 102(a), "[i] ...
Generally, whether a subject matter is copyrightable is a question of law to be determined by the court. This instruction is designed to inform the jury that ...
A “transfer of copyright ownership” is an assignment, mortgage, exclusive license, or any other conveyance, alienation, or hypothecation of a copyright or of ...
The fact that creative thought may take place in the mind of the person who encounters a work has no bearing on the issue of originality. See 17 U.S.C. § 102.