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I always wondered if you can own/copyright and idea can i patent a word. A word basically represents an idea and when we say that word we all understand what i
by Fuxy 13y ago
I always wondered if you can own/copyright and idea can i patent a word.
A word basically represents an idea and when we say that word we all understand what it represents however it is an abstract concept that is why certain words have different meanings for different people.
It would be hilarious if I could sue publishers for using certain words in their books.
- anon4 13y agoI don't know about patents, but unique words are absolutely copyrightable. Tolkien's son still holds the copyright on "Hobbit", for example, which is why everybody who copied from The Lord of the Rings, in particular D&D, used "halfling".