Topic: Are patches copyrightable?

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Posted at January 30, 2006, 3:48 am:

You can copyright a manuscript but not a typeface.

On the other hand, a film is copyrighted and so are the likenesses of all of the actors in it.

Musically, you copyright a song's melody and lyrics but not the harmony or rhythm. Musical copyright infringement is somewhat subjective and more difficult to prosecute than text. (Partial workaround: protect yourself by printing the lyrics in the liner notes.)

But then again, some companies like Intel and NBC have a "sound logo" which I very strongly suspect is trademarked.

And just to complete the thought, what is a patch anyway? It's a configuration of electronic components, which I believe makes it patentable. But patent squabbles are for manufacturers, not artists.

So my uneducated guess would be (in the US)
copyrightable -> no
trademarkable -> yes
patentable -> yes, but... get a life!

Anyone looked into this?

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