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The trigger can be really complicated, though, complicated enough to merit the nontriviality threshold of copyrightability. If anything, Wolfram and the Alpha u
by jordigh 7y ago
The trigger can be really complicated, though, complicated enough to merit the nontriviality threshold of copyrightability. If anything, Wolfram and the Alpha user should be coauthors, but Wolfram doesn't seem to think anyone else has thoughts complex enough to meet the coauthorship threshold.
- umvi 7y agoI mean, he was the youngest student ever to get a PhD from Caltech.
- icebraining 7y agoYeah, but did he ever win the Putnam?
- rahuldottech 7y agoFair enough, I get your point. That said, I'm not sure "copyrighted" mathematics/graphs would ever really hold up in courts. I don't know how to really phrase this, but isn't maths mostly (completely?) dealing with "universal truths"? Related article (I've only skimmed through it): http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/784302/Copyright/Mathmatical+Equation+Per+Se+Cannot+Be+Copyrightable http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/784302/Copyright/Mathmatical+E...
- gwern 7y agoThe Alpha user and Wolfram certainly could share a copyright for nontrivial inputs which represent a _de minimis_ creative contribution, but Wolfram can simply put a copyright assignment in the Terms of Service license agreement the Alpha user agrees to, and I bet if you read carefully through enough legalese, you'll find that somewhere (just in case).