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Transformations that are solely mechanistic cannot be copyrighted.

• williamcotton 4y ago
  That’s not true.
  • shaky-carrousel 4y ago
    The U.S. Copyright Office says that copyright protection doesn't cover ideas, procedures, processes, systems, methods of operation, concepts, or discoveries. No matter how they're described, explained, illustrated, or embodied. You can find this info in the Copyright Act, under 17 U.S.C. § 102(b). Here's the source: https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#102 https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#102.
    • williamcotton 4y ago
      That doesn't apply to what we're talking about.