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If software is copyrightable then software is protected expression.
by randombits0 5y ago
If software is copyrightable then software is protected expression.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- perihelions 5y agoThere's no contradiction between the propositions that (0) the source code of an algorithm is protected speech; and (1) there's specific ways of executing that code, effecting real-world consequences, that would be against the law.
- w0de0 5y agoYour point is most starkly clear in the case of any open source malware.
- randombits0 5y ago> (0) the source code of an algorithm is protected speech An algorithm is uncopyrightable, as it is not a creative expression. Only creative expressions are copyrightable.
- ss108 5y agoCopyright is different.
- staticman2 5y agoCopyright is a completely seperate part of the constitution than the first amendment. The one legal concept has nothing to do with the other.
- wbsss4412 5y agoYou don’t just get to declare whatever legal interpretation you feel like.