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sweat-of-the-brow doctrine

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A quick definition of sweat-of-the-brow doctrine:

The sweat-of-the-brow doctrine used to be a rule that said copyrights could protect the hard work and money put into creating something, even if it wasn't very original. However, this rule was thrown out by the Supreme Court in 1991 in a case called Feist Pubs., Inc. v. Rural Tel. Servs. Co. Now, copyrights only protect things that are truly original and creative.

A more thorough explanation:

The sweat-of-the-brow doctrine used to be a principle that said copyrights could protect the hard work and money that went into creating a work, rather than just the originality of the work itself. For example, if someone spent a lot of time and effort compiling a phone book, they could claim copyright protection for it, even though the information in the phone book was not original.

However, in 1991, the Supreme Court rejected this doctrine in a case called Feist Pubs., Inc. v. Rural Tel. Servs. Co. The court said that copyright protection should only be given to works that are original and creative, not just those that required a lot of effort to create.

For example, if someone takes a photograph of a famous landmark, they cannot claim copyright protection just because they spent a lot of time and money traveling to the location and setting up the shot. The photograph must be original and creative in order to be protected by copyright law.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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