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Only the expressive elements of an algorithm fall under copyright. Generally speaking math equations and algorithms can’t be restricted by copyright. Expressiv
by williamcotton 4y ago
Only the expressive elements of an algorithm fall under copyright. Generally speaking math equations and algorithms can’t be restricted by copyright.
Expressive, non-technical comments in code are most definitely protected by copyright.
- bayindirh 4y agoSo, I can use a code from a leaked source code as I wish, and duplicate all the algorithms and methods for achieving something. Nice. Well, we're so naive for making clean room development for so long, and writing EULA's with sentences all in caps stating that this is a trade secret and you can't do anything with it. BTW, I want to reiterate that I'm trying to keep things open, not closed. So I'm not trying to copyright and protect it from being modified. This is what GPL is actually. So, the research is already there, in the form of a paper. You can re-implement that. But, my implementation is under GPLv3. So I'm not copyrighting/patenting the algorithm. It's certain expression I've implemented as a code, and opened under GPL. As a result, if you derive anything from my implementation, that's GPL too. If you want that algorithm, it's on paper. Go implement that. I don't care.