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17 U.S.C. § 102: Subject matter of copyright
17 U.S.C. 102 states what copyright protects and what it does not.
Citation: 17 U.S.C. § 102
Type: Statute
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Congress
Status: In force
Copyright subsists in original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression under subsection (a). Under subsection (b), protection never extends to ideas, procedures, processes, systems, methods of operation, concepts, principles, or discoveries, however they are expressed.
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