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What is in the public domain?

Anything that is not protected by copyright is in the public domain. This includes: Unprotectable subject matter (facts, information, ideas, methods, processes, inventions, titles, names, slogans, short phrases, common geometric shapes, familiar symbols, unoriginal compilations systems (e.g., ordering things alphabetically), works created by U.S. government employees, natural objects formed or shaped by natural forces without […]

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Can I own a copyright in a computer program or software?

Yes. A person can own a copyright in the expressive elements of a computer program, such as the source code. Copyright cannot be claimed in an algorithm, however, because an algorithm is an idea, method, system or process. Copyright does not protect ideas, methods, processes and systems. It only protects expression. 

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Can I own a copyright in a recipe?

No. A recipe , that is to say, the step-by-step procedure for making a particular dish, is an idea, method or process, so it is not something that copyright law protects. Expressive elements that are not essential to the recipe may be protected by copyright, however, provided they are sufficiently creative, original, and substantial. For

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Does copyright protect ideas, procedures, methods, formulae or systems?

No. Copyrights do not protect ideas, procedures, methods, systems, or formulae. Copyright only protects expression. A copyright may protect the way an idea, method, procedure, system or formula is expressed, but it does not protect the idea, method, procedure, system or formula itself.

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