amicus_curious wrote:
"Rjack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
You seem to have a gap in your education in regard to copyrights vs
patents vs trade secrets. The ideas contained in a copyrighted work
are not protected. So how many ways can an idea be expressed in
software and can any of them be considered an artistic work for the
purposes of copyright?
The “Abstraction, Filtration, Comparison” test has dealt a severe blow
to infringement claims for non-literal elements of software programs.
http://www.ladas.com/Patents/Computer/SoftwareAndCopyright/Softwa06.html#fn39
Exactly. Interestingly enough, there is the section on compilations and
how copyright does not typically apply if the compilation is dictated by
outside elements. The example of the telephone directory bears on
Kastrup's claim to the contrary as well. Are copyright laws so
different in Europe and elsewhere?
For an informed opinion on European copyright try Alexander
Terekhov. [email protected]
Sincerely,
Rjack :)
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