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Can't you copyright a number? If you can copyright text, why not digits?

• byrneseyeview 19y ago
  Because as far as we know, an arbitrary sequence of digits will eventually show up in the decimal expansion of pi. So if you can copyright a number, anyone who can calculate pi is a criminal.
  • mojuba 19y ago
    Even worse, pi contains a (binary) program that hacks DRM, so Mother Nature is with us!
  • nostrademons 19y ago
    But any sequence of text can be represented as a number, given a suitable encoding. And that number will show up in the decimal expansion of pi somewhere. So clearly, text should not be copywritable either. I think I need to link to "What Colour are you bits?" ( http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/lawpoli/colour/2004061001.php http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/lawpoli/colour/2004061001.php ) again, just because the issue is so confused. Basically, it boils down to humans' conception of reality being incorrect, so things like authorship are assumed, even though there's no unforgeable way to represent them in reality.