Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!mb2c!mpr From: mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina) Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: Re: Protection of ideas? Message-ID: <267@mb2c.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Aug-84 09:04:52 EDT Article-I.D.: mb2c.267 Posted: Tue Aug 21 09:04:52 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 01:31:21 EDT References: <482@ames.UUCP> scc.117 Lines: 6 It is true that the copyright and patent laws do not protect ideas or mathematical algorithms. It is also true that trade secret laws have application on software products. One thing to note on copyrighting a software product: the copyright office only requires that you submit the first 20 pages or both the first and last 15 pages of a software product.