Answer to Question #244343 in Management for Pfano

Question

Does copyright protect ideas? If not, what, in essence, does copyright protect

Answer 1

Ideas, concepts, systems, or methods of doing something are not protected by copyright. You may write or draw your ideas and claim copyright in your description, but keep in mind that copyright will not protect the idea as revealed in your written or artistic creation. Original works of authorship are protected by copyright, whereas inventions and discoveries are protected by patents.