Is the symbol © Copyrighted?

by **wendlesora** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:46 am

The question isn't as stupid as it sounds, I know that © MEANS copyrighted, but is it, itself patented?

by **favian** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:55 am

Yes

by **lawly1** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:02 am

Yh

by **iomar** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:20 am

Names, letters, and short phrases cannot be protected by a copyright, regardless of the treatment of the text. Therefore, a letter "C" with a circle around it cannot be protected -- it does not have enough "original authorship" to be able to be eligible for a copyright. (Take a look at the Logo Design Copyright Text linked below for an example of this.)

As far as patents go, patents are for new and innovative processes. A letter with a circle around it neither new and innovative, nor a process, so it cannot be protected by a patent.

by **kenway** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:26 am

si

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