Do you all agree that an astronomical discovery is not intellectual property. The protection is specific to the situtation. The information can be protected as a trade secret if it is secret. If it is not a copyright only protects the mode of expression.
Patents can cover what is new, useful and unobvious.
Do you all agree that an astronomical discovery is not intellectual property. The protection is specific to the situtation. The information can be protected as a trade secret if it is secret. If it is not a copyright only protects the mode of expression. Patents can cover what is new, useful and unobvious.