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3 Requirements for Valid Copyright
i. Originality
MODICUM OF CREATIVITY
-Facts vs. Compilation of Facts:
selection
arrangement
coordination
-Fictitious facts not facts- so belongs to person who created it
-Untrue fact still fact (depends on how it is being held out)
-Opinions not facts after Feist (almost everything after Feist is not characterized as fact to protect copyright)
ii. Work of authorship
iii. Fixation
must tape it or write down composition, must create boundaries
MODICUM OF CREATIVITY
-Facts vs. Compilation of Facts:
selection
arrangement
coordination
-Fictitious facts not facts- so belongs to person who created it
-Untrue fact still fact (depends on how it is being held out)
-Opinions not facts after Feist (almost everything after Feist is not characterized as fact to protect copyright)
ii. Work of authorship
iii. Fixation
must tape it or write down composition, must create boundaries