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How many ways are there to write many of the basic algorithms we all use though? Can I copyright "({ item }) => <li>{item.label}</li>"? Because I sure have see
by Swizec 4y ago
How many ways are there to write many of the basic algorithms we all use though? Can I copyright "({ item }) => <li>{item.label}</li>"?
Because I sure have seen that exact code written, from scratch, in many many places.
I guess my question boils down to "What is the smallest copyrightable unit of code?". Because I'm certain suing a novelist for copyright infringement on a character that says "Hi, how are you?" would be considered absurd.
- googlryas 4y agoNo specific sources to provide, but a lot of analyses were written about this question regarding the Google v Oracle java API lawsuit.
- spiralpolitik 4y agoApple Books slaps an attribution notice on the end if you copy 4 or more words from a book. The Verve got sued by The Rolling Stones for a 4 second sample on 'Bittersweet Symphony'. Post 'Blurred Lines' you can now be sued for copying "the feel" of a song. Really what it comes down to is do you have enough resources to convince a judge or jury that X is a copy of Y? Doesn't really matter the size of X.