[okfn-discuss] Can science be copyrighted?

Mon Nov 5 16:35:54 UTC 2007

Hope this isn't out of scope but I came across a page on US copyright 
law (I think) which suggested that several aspects of scientific 
papers couldn't be copyrighted. (It didn't mention science, but 
"procedures" and "ideas"). I have blogged this:
http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=782
I would value any informed comment, even if it is depressing.

P.

Peter Murray-Rust
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