There are certain "related rights" [1] that are weaker than full copyright. These include, maybe most importantly, performers' rights, but also protection for t

There are certain "related rights" [1] that are weaker than full copyright. These include, maybe most importantly, performers' rights, but also protection for things like photographs (ones that aren't unique enough to qualify for full copyright) and, in many jurisdictions, databases. These aren't covered by the Berne convention so vary quite a bit. But whether a huge chunk of floating-point numbers qualifies for any legal protection, remains to be seen. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Related_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Related_rights