Idea/expression dichotomy in copyright
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 222 U.S. 55 - Kalem Co. v. Harper Bros. · 1911Most cited · 72 citing opinions
there is no attempt to make a monopoly of the ideas expressed. The law confines itself to a particular, cognate, and well-known form of reproduction.
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