BW )(: Can a number be subject to copyright?

[Rick Hurst]

On 5/1/07, Bob Ham <rah at bash.sh> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 16:29 +0100, Peter Ferne wrote:
> > Specifically, this number:
> >
> > 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0.
> >
> > It's the HD-DVD Processing Key for most movies released so far.
>
> IANAL, however:
>
> It's probably not copyrightable.  Not all human works are copyrightable.
> Certain classes such as music, literature, database designs, are.  This
> number is a cryptographic key which I don't believe is included in the
> classes of works that copyright applies to.

Interesting things happenned over at digg.com over this - user revolt
when digg deleted posts containing the number due to a cease and
desist order - now they've had a change of heart - mob rule!

http://blog.digg.com/?p=74
-- 
Rick Hurst, Web developer, Bristol, England
http://www.rickhurst.co.uk | http://www.netsight.co.uk

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