Chris Smolinski wrote:

> This might be relevant:
> http://www.intelproplaw.com/Copyright/Forum/msg/723.shtml
> "The copyright on the schematic only covers the creative expresssion 
> of the schematic. The intellectual content, if not patented is fully 
> in the public domain, as far as I know and I'm not about to do 
> research to verify this. You can republish the essense of the 
> schematic if you create the schematic yourself. You can build the 
> product of the schematic without infringing the copyright."
> 
> Also:
> http://www.intelproplaw.com/Copyright/Forum/msg/385.shtml
> "The copyright only protects the mode of expression, not the idea 
> embodied in it. Unless there is a patent involved you are free to 
> make as much use of the circuit as you want."

If only the "mode of expression, not the idea embodied in it" is
copyrighted, how does that compare to copy, say, a novel and publish it
printed in a different font and layout? AFAIK (and IANAL) this would be
considered a violation of copyright, wouldn't it? Doesn't this indicate
that in the copyright there is at least some protection of the "embodied
idea", not only of the specific expression?

Gerhard

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