Uncopyrightable

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
That for which no one can obtain copyright.
"Intrinsic state doctrines are further condemned by Sears and Compco’s second principle for their tendency to extend the equivalent of copyright protection to statutory uncopyrightables."

Adjective

1
Ineligible for copyright. not-comparable
"[…] The four criteria that Congress, courts, and theorists have traditionally employed to distinguish the copyrightable from the uncopyrightable are: […]"

Antonyms

Example

""Uncopyrightable" is the longest word in the English language which does not repeat any letters."

Etymology

From un- + copyrightable.

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