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Supreme Court and Intellectual Property Law
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In which case did the Supreme Court hold that a copyright protects the expression of an idea, but not the idea itself?
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Baker v. Selden
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In Baker v. Selden (1879), the Supreme Court held that a copyright protects the expression of an idea, but not the idea itself. This decision established the principle that copyright law does not protect functional or utilitarian works, such as accounting systems or business methods.