Is "Artistic Merit" required to obtain copyright of works of fiction?

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Is "Artistic Merit" required to obtain copyright of works of fiction?

2007-09-23 12:19:10 · 1 answers · asked by Shannon B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics

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No -- but artistic creativity is.

To be protectable under copyright, a work must be "creative" -- meaning that it must have some originality, and not be a result of pure logic or some entirely automatable process.

Merit is subjective, and doesn't enter into the equation.

2007-09-23 12:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋