[License-discuss] License Stewards

[Ben Tilly]

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> Quoting Grahame Grieve (grahame at healthintersections.com.au):
>
>> well, ok, but on what grounds would copyright not apply?
>
> I believe Larry was asserting his view that a software licence consists
> solely of functional elements, and no expressive (artistic) elements (or
> not enough that a judge would recognise copyright eligibility).
>
> That's a fundamental concept in USA copyright law; I have no idea  how
> many other jurisdictions have it.

Hmmm.

This makes me wonder whether clever license terms would be patentable
under US law.