Uncopyrightable

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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: […]"

Noun
  1. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + copyrightable.

Etymology 2

From un- + copyrightable.

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