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Also this depends on jurisdiction.

>>fulafe+(OP)
Is there a jurisdiction that allows purely algorithms to be copyrighted? As far as I know, usually algorithms come under the umbrella of patents (in jurisdictions that allow software patents) rather than copyright.

For example, it would interfere with e.g. copyright of scientific/mathematical papers if algorithms were copyrightable, as mathematicians would not be able to extend another mathematician’s ideas without first gaining permission.

>>zarzav+ky
What constitutes a copyrightable creative piece varies. (And in a lot of places of course algorithms can't be patented either)