Re: Re: Why does copyright protect expression and not ideas?

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Why does copyright protect expression and not ideas?

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: : : Why the distinction between expression and ideas? How is it defined? : Dear Laragh Casar, : While ideas in themselves are not patentable, practical applications can qualify for patents. If the patent claims are good, there is a strong legal monopoly. : If you wrote a story, boy meets girl, and the idea was patentable, that would be the end of all literature, not the millions of books and stories we now have which express different expressions of story and theme. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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