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Re:Judge Orders Failed Copyright Troll to Forfeit 'All' Copy... by Jebus on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @09:19PM (#3701301)
Just a correction: "ideas" per se cannot be protected. Only inventions (patents) and IP (copyright)
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Re:Judge Orders Failed Copyright Troll to Forfeit 'All' Copy... by rcfox on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @09:56PM (#3701428)
Works (poetry, prose, songs, art, source code, etc.) are protected by copyright.

Inventions and processes can be protected by patents.

Names and branding can be protected by trademarks.

Secrets can be protected as trade secrets, often in the form of non-disclosure agreements.

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