Hardware Isn't Generally Copyrightable (2012)
I&#x27;m not a lawyer, but that seems super weird, to the point where I&#x27;m not sure any of this is actually true.<p>Why couldn&#x27;t the actual design of a PCB be copyrighted, for instance? I mean, one could argue that there&#x27;s as much intellectual property being created when you route a PCB than when you write a book.<p>And if it&#x27;s about manufacturing, why wouldn&#x27;t the argument apply to books too? According to this document&#x27;s logic, the inner meaning (&quot;schematics&quot;) of a book could be copyrighted, but not the book itself, so that I would be free to print and sell as many copies as I want of any given book. Doesn&#x27;t seem quite right to me...