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IN LAW Patent law In the Patent law of the United States and most other states, only original Invention s are subject to protection. In addition to being original, inventions submitted for a patent must also be useful and Nonobvious . Copyright law In United States Copyright Law and the law of many other states, copyrights protect only ''original'' works of authorship, a property which has been historically and legally linked to a concept of " Creativity ". A work must pass a Threshold Of Originality in order to be copyrightable. In United Kingdom Intellectual Property law, a Derived Work can demonstrate originality, and must do so if it is to respect copyright. ''See also:''
IN FICTION In narratology, an original is the first-published installment of a series of works, thus having Sequel s, Prequel s, Interquel s, etc. |
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