[theme-reviewers] humans.txt

[Amy Hendrix]

You're wrong on this one, my friend: Copyright only protects the
specific tangible expression of an idea, not the idea itself.

>From http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html#idea

How do I protect my idea?
Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, systems, or methods of
doing something. You may express your ideas in writing or drawings and
claim copyright in your description, but be aware that copyright will
not protect the idea itself as revealed in your written or artistic
work.

On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
> Idea, concept is
>
> On Feb 26, 2014 7:56 AM, "Chip Bennett" <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>
>> They can... what? even if you're using a blank "humans.txt"?
>>
>> Filenames are not copyrightable.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>
>>> They can even if you are using blank humans.txt.
>>>
>>> On Feb 26, 2014 7:49 AM, "Chip Bennett" <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Let me clarify that:
>>>>
>>>> Humanstxt.org can copyright *their* humans.txt file (insofar as it is
>>>> copyrightable). They can copyright their humans.txt *standard*. But
>>>> humanstxt.org *cannot* copyright *your* humans.txt, because *you* wrote it,
>>>> and *you* hold the copyright for a file that *you* wrote.
>>>>
>>>> It's also not a derivative work, because you've not used anything
>>>> copyrightable from their work. You're only using a certain *format*.
>>>>
>>>> So: unless you're using *their* specific humans.txt, you should not have
>>>> any license concerns regarding use of a file named "humans.txt".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I would argue that there is nothing *copywritable* about humans.txt -
>>>>> but you would need to consult a lawyer for that determination.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FYI,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please note that humans.txt is not released under the GPL-Compatible
>>>>>> license:
>>>>>> https://twitter.com/humanstxt/status/438591310703099904 We already
>>>>>> approved
>>>>>> some Themes :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Emil
>>>>>>
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