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Re:Magicians fought over an ultra-secret tracker dedicated t... by regularfry on Sunday December 04, 2016 @06:30PM (#13102347)
I suppose what you'd end up copyrighting is the final effect, not how it's achieved. Which is, I guess, the point.
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Re:Magicians fought over an ultra-secret tracker dedicated t... by manarth on Sunday December 04, 2016 @07:39PM (#13102611)
Without knowledge of the finer points of copyright law (IANAL), is this (the final effect) even copyrightable?
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