I'm not sure where to post this topic/question.
The other day I was just thinking about some stuff and a question arose...
Can the way a person formats their code be copyrighted or protected under some kind of intellectual property law?
What I mean, can the way a person uses tabs or spaces, or any other kind of "whitespace", to organize their code be copyrighted? (The way in which they use that "whitespace")
Could one of those types of formatting be protected under some kind of intellectual property law because it is how they set up their code?
i.e. If I copied the way someone uses "whitespace", or someone copied the way I use "whitespace", could the person being copied tell the other person they aren't allowed to do that or that it is illegal?
- Thanks!
TwiNoc
Note: If you don't understand the question please respond indicating that, I am not sure if I made myself very clear...
The other day I was just thinking about some stuff and a question arose...
Can the way a person formats their code be copyrighted or protected under some kind of intellectual property law?
What I mean, can the way a person uses tabs or spaces, or any other kind of "whitespace", to organize their code be copyrighted? (The way in which they use that "whitespace")
Could one of those types of formatting be protected under some kind of intellectual property law because it is how they set up their code?
i.e. If I copied the way someone uses "whitespace", or someone copied the way I use "whitespace", could the person being copied tell the other person they aren't allowed to do that or that it is illegal?
- Thanks!
TwiNoc
Note: If you don't understand the question please respond indicating that, I am not sure if I made myself very clear...