5 ms·

But at the same time, a compiler does a deterministic transformation of its inputs, and we still count its output as under copyright and license. copyrighted i

• saint_abroad 5y ago
  Perhaps I wasn't clear enough on this point: copyright of a derivative work is distinct (but not inseparable) to the copyright of the original work. So portions of a derivative work are covered by the original copyright, and other portions may be under a distinct copyright as a derivative work, and several copyrights may apply to a work as a whole. In the case of a Huffman transform, the transformed work does not meet the "creativity" requirements to be eligible for copyright, over that of the original works.