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Denise Nicholson asks, in commenting on Linda Gruber's posting,

>> How 'original' are works today when most authors use others' research
>> and published information to expand on their research before
publishing
>> (and those other authors did the same when doing their research)? So
>> who and what does copyright (and its extended terms) really protect?

In answer to the first question: Originality of a creative work doesn't necessarily depend on the extent to which the author has relied on information sources. In answer to the second: *Expression*, and that alone.

--DS Received on Thu Jan 23 2003 - 16:42:02 GMT