> But the exact lines of code you write are covered by copyright. I believe it's "only if they are expressive" i.e. code that is pretty much what anyone would

> But the exact lines of code you write are covered by copyright. I believe it's "only if they are expressive" i.e. code that is pretty much what anyone would have written in that situation isn't copyrightable. I think this is the part where we should be much stricter in applying the principle. Similar to "novel and non-obvious" in patent law, it's become diluted in favour of IP overreach.