Re: Copyrighting/Patenting a Conlang

Wow, thank you everyone for all the input!  Such a complicated subject!
Well, I doubt that I'd ever try to protect any language that I might
create in such a way, but it's interesting to understand the issues.

And, honestly, I can understand why someone would want to protect their
hard work, but, to me, it's like trying to leash an idea.  Just when I
think I've got a fresh one collared, I see that there have been
generations of people who already domesticated it!
But, I'll pass along the concepts that you've laid out, if I can codify
and summarize them well enough, with the suggestion that the questioner
join the list and read the archive for himself, of course.

Thanks again,
Jim
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