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No that's the opposite, patents are about the result and copyright is about the process. If that would work like that, all those image boards like Getty themsel
by realusername 4y ago
No that's the opposite, patents are about the result and copyright is about the process. If that would work like that, all those image boards like Getty themselves would never be able to exist since there's so many near identical images produced independently.
- Volundr 4y agoThat's not true. If you patent the Microwave, I am free to heat my food in the oven. The result is the food is cooked, the method is different. The process is a key part of the patent. Edit: After gasp researching (which maybe we should all consider before commenting) you can patent one of 4 things, process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_(patent) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_(patent) so process is definitely something you can patent, but is not necessarily required.
- realusername 4y agoYeah sure, to be more precise, to be a copyright derivative, the creation process must be examined, there's no way around it. You can totally create very similar artworks which don't share a copyright.