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Can FAQs Be Copyrighted?

Posted by timothy on from the obvious-answers dept.

scubacuda writes: "Are FAQs copywritable? Judge Barbara B. Crabb, of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, in the case Mist-On Systems, Inc. v. Gilley's European Tan Spa, didn't think so."

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  1. patents by phunhippy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great! So how long before we discover FAQ's format have actually been granted a Patent by the USPO to some lucky individual out there ;)

  2. What is the world coming to... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... when the courts made a reasonable and fair judgement. Next people will be saying that M$ is not always wrong...