Intellectual Property Issues associated with a Public Speach?
<p>Can a public speech be copyrighted or otherwise protected with regard to intellectual property ?? <em>(with regard to Melania Trump’s speech before the Republican National Convention)</em></p>

<p>Any text can be protected by copyright, as long as it has a fixed form. It is not completely obvious whether a fair use defense would succeed: the essentials are spelled out <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/7683/in-the-us-when-is-fair-use-a-defense-to-copyright-infringement">here</a>. The most important consideration is non-commerciality and lack of impact on market and the purpose of the use, so the chances are slim that an infringement accusation would gain legal traction.</p>

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