Work also has to be "creative" in order for it to be eligible for copyright. This is why photomasks have special, explicit protection in US law; they're not rea

Work also has to be "creative" in order for it to be eligible for copyright. This is why photomasks have special, explicit protection in US law; they're not really "creative" in that way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit_layout_design_protection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit_layout_desi...