When is something copyright?
A work of sufficient creativity is protected by copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium. In contrast, an unrecorded performance is not copyrighted.
To be copyrighted, the material must also be legally able to have copyright, including art, music, drama and literature, but not including "any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery." 17 USC 102(b). Works of US government employees cannot be copyrighted in the USA.
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