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When an idea is expressed in a fixed medium, whether it be a painting, a story, a dance choreography, or a poem on the back of a napkin (though certainly not limited to those categories), it has legal copyright protections for a set period of time, allowing the creator to use or exploit the fruit of their work as they see fit, ===> guides.library.cornell.edu/copyright/publicdomain ===> "Welcome to the Public Domain" from Stanford Libraries Phrases such as, “Show me the money” or, “Beam me up” are not protected under copyright law. accessible learning, teaching, research, and work) that meet your needs, academic resources... for accessible learning, teaching, research, ===> library.stanford.edu/library-accessibility ===> ===> fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome/#copyright_does_not_protect_certain_works ===> However, a short phrase used as an advertising slogan is protectable under trademark law. In that case, you could not use a similar phrase for the purpose of selling products or services.

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