copyrightability
Eligible for ownership
Copyrightability is whether a creative work qualifies for copyright protection.
To meet the threshold, a work must show some minimal degree of originality and be fixed in tangible form.
Facts and ideas lack copyrightability, but their creative expression may have it: The court questioned the copyrightability of the database's arrangement.
Capacity for original thought
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- noveltyQuality of being original
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
Legal rights over inventions
- infringementViolation of rights
- fair useLimited copying permitted legally
- licensingGranting official permission
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
litigation · jurisprudence · doctrine · precedent · statute · DMCA · jurisdiction · case law
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
enforcement · anti-piracy · counterfeiting · registration · deposit · attribution · takedown
Verifiable pieces of truth
- ideasMental creations or plans
- methodsWays to accomplish something
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- systemsOrganized sets of elements
common property · stock characters · historical events · titles · functionality
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- noveltyQuality of being original
uniqueness · distinctiveness · fixation · threshold · sweat of the brow
intellectual property
Legal rights over inventions
- infringementViolation of rights
- fair useLimited copying permitted legally
- licensingGranting official permission
royalties · litigation · jurisprudence · doctrine · precedent · statute · DMCA · jurisdiction · case law · plaintiff
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
plagiarism · enforcement · anti-piracy · counterfeiting · registration · deposit · attribution · takedown
facts
Verifiable pieces of truth
- ideasMental creations or plans
- methodsWays to accomplish something
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
systems · common property · stock characters · historical events · titles · functionality
copyrightabilitypublic domain
Unprotected creative works
open access · commons · creative commons · open source · shareware
copyright, copyrightable, copyrighted, copyrighting, copyrights, copy, copies, copied, copying