Yoga sequence Cannot be Copyrighted.

According to cases and U.S Copyright Office, YOGA SEQUENCE CANNOT BE COPYRIGHTED

Yoga poses or sequences cannot be copyrighted because compilation of exercises itself is not construed as literary, musical, dramatic, pantomimes or choreographic, pictorial, graphic, structural, motion pictures, sound recordings, or architectural work under 17 U.S.C §102 (a) (categories of copyrightable original works of authorship).

Only the selection, coordination and arrangement of photographs, drawings, or writings that depict the exercises may be entitled to copyright protection but not a compilation of physical exercises itself.

Yoga sequence is rather construed as a functional system, procedure or process under 17 U.S.C §102 (b) .

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