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TIL “The Dark Side of the Moon”’s cover is apparently public domain if you slapped the letters “CGI” on it (commons.wikimedia.org)

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Some government employee made the “new logo” in the 90s for NCSA software (the Common Gateway Interface), and government work is public domain.

Just more evidence that big brother shall releaseth thee work and soul /s

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

What do you mean you can't copyright a drawing of a prism? Every drawing you make is automatically copyrighted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_States#Works_subject_to_copyright_law

I think you're confused. Just because it is similar does not mean it is the same. This is not the album with the letters on top. They look different.

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

I'm saying that while any specific drawing of a prism is protected by copyright, the general concept isn't. Drawing a prism, even one that looks almost identical to the one on the album cover, is not restricted. (I'm not sure we actually disagree.)

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, OP just said some weird stuff.

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