Can you copyright a new 3x3 technique?

[Ollie]

I want to troll now.

Can you copyright a new way of breathing?

yes, try again

 

[ILMZS20]

how in the world would you copyright a way to solve a puzzle? i mean that is just totally around to copyright algorithms or your way of thinking, i mean it basically forbids you to move your cube the way you want. that is like "you are not allowed to use R U R4 L8 whatever now, because i invented that. also, basically everyone can just go out and generate algs for a technique. in my opinion that is just stupid.

 

[Stefan]

yes, try again

Where does that say anything about a copyright for a way of breathing?

 

[mark49152]

You could try the Snyder approach to making money from your method: http://www.snydermind.com/cube/shop.html - but again, don't give up your day job...

 

[KongShou]

I am going to go ahead and copyright the U turn.

5p a U turn. Pay up everyone.

 

[rj]

I am going to go ahead and copyright the U turn.

5p a U turn. Pay up everyone.

Or I can say that it's just a Rotated R move.

 

[Mr Cubism]

A good thing with a copyright on a method is that you can earn some money by suing everyone who makes a "copyright solve" in comps.

 

[KongShou]

Or I can say that it's just a Rotated R move.

Sure, but there have to be a visible z before the R turn. Otherwise it's an infringement of copyright.

 

[Dapianokid]

A good thing with a copyright on a method is that you can earn some money by suing everyone who makes a "copyright solve" in comps.

You could also legally disqualify anybody who uses your method to set any kinds of records, thus nullifying them. Rendering world records as invalid.
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this gets me thinkin'... Suddenly, this doesn't seem like a bad ideaaa...
CFOP, copyright 2013 Dapianokid

btw you can do U without doing the actualy move U. So I don't owe you diddly squat.

Okay fine. Can you copyright a new form of sitting?

 

[pipkiksass]

Can you copyright a new form of sitting?

This is, in many ways, the same question as the OP!

1 - no, but you can patent it, and copyright the documentation of the method.
2 - but that would make you a massive ******.
3 - no patent lawyer would go near it, because it would be impossible to implement, police, and it would cost more money to apply for the patent than you would ever be able to successfully claim from people who infringed on the patent.

I'm not even sure which question I'm answering now - patenting a speedcubing method, or patenting a sitting method. Hows about both?

 

[Dapianokid]

This is, in many ways, the same question as the OP!

1 - no, but you can patent it, and copyright the documentation of the method.
2 - but that would make you a massive ******.
3 - no patent lawyer would go near it, because it would be impossible to implement, police, and it would cost more money to apply for the patent than you would ever be able to successfully claim from people who infringed on the patent.

I'm not even sure which question I'm answering now - patenting a speedcubing method, or patenting a sitting method. Hows about both?

I asked that question to make the point I successfully made. The lawyer's job isn't even to enforce a patent. The question just creates a big mess.
No dude, I don't even know why you'd want to. Go take it up with V-cubes.

 

[pipkiksass]

I asked that question to make the point I successfully made.

I know, I was acknowledging a point well made, and that your (tongue in cheek) question was, in many ways, almost identical to the OP's serious question.

 

[aznanimedude]

This is, in many ways, the same question as the OP!

1 - no, but you can patent it, and copyright the documentation of the method.
2 - but that would make you a massive ******.
3 - no patent lawyer would go near it, because it would be impossible to implement, police, and it would cost more money to apply for the patent than you would ever be able to successfully claim from people who infringed on the patent.

I'm not even sure which question I'm answering now - patenting a speedcubing method, or patenting a sitting method. Hows about both?

This. You "could" patent it, but the financial usefulness of it doesn't sound that great, i.e. more money to enforce than get, not including all the fees for applying/prosecution of the application/issuance/maintenance. It would really only be for the purpose of trolling and being a jerk.

 

[penguinz7]

By the way, even if you were allowed to, everyone would hate you for it.

 

[Dapianokid]

We'd all bring pitchforks.
Pipkiksass and I'd lead the mob.

 

[pipkiksass]

We'd all bring pitchforks.
Pipkiksass and I'd lead the mob.

Sounds like fun. Can we have stuff that's on fire? I've always wanted to be in a mob with stuff on fire, it looks so badass in films!!!