...not ideas, plans, or processes. Section 102(b) of the Copyright Act of 1976 clearly provides that: "In no case does copyright protection for an original...regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, or embodied in such work." 17 USC S102(b) (Supp. IV 1980). See BaKer v. Selden, 101 US 99 (1879). Moreover,...

...no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or...explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work." (Underscoring supplied). In my view, Defendants misconstrue the purpose and effect of the section....

...own appearance or to convey information: Provided, That In no case does protection for a chip design extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method...principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in \Aich it is described, explained, illustrated or embodied in the chip design. "KEVISICtC, AQMTATiaG,...

...language of §102(b) of the Copyright Act which was inserted in the Act in 1976. Section 102{b) provides: "In no case does copyright protection for an original...work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is...

...language of §102(b) of the Copyright Act which was inserted in the Act in 1976. Section 102(b) provides: "In no case does copyright protection for an original...work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is...

...« See Baker v. Selden, 101 US 99 (1879). Section 102(b) of the Copyright Act clearly provides that, "In no case does copyright protection for an original...regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, or embodied in such work." 40 See Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble Co., 379 F.2d 675, 678 (1st Cir. 1967):...

...combined in a way that is not original. (c) In no case does protection under this chapter for a mask work extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method...described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in the mask work. § 903. Ownership and transfer (a) The exclusive rights in a mask work subject to protection...

...themselves."2 This "idea-expression" distinction was made explicit in the I976 Act in Section I02lb): In no case does copyright protection for an original...explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work. Section 102(b) was specifically included in the 1976 Act to make as clear as possible the scope of...

...For the statutory embodiment of "fair use~, see 17 USC § 107 (1982). 25. 17 USC § 102(b) states: In no case does copyright protection for an original...regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, or embodied in such work. 26. Particular focus has been brought to the nature and the historical consequences...

...industry, or variations of such designs, combined in a way that, considered as a whole, is not original. regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work. § 903. Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation (a) The exclusive rights in a mask work subject...