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by mytailorisrich 1611 days ago
IANAL and my understanding is that in general ideas cannot be protected by copyright.

For instance, in general you may protect the creative text that describes a cooking recipe but not the recipe itself.

Some innovations may be covered by software patents where they exist, but if not then I am suspecting that it's either keep it secret or anyone is allowed to re-implement it.