Is a mathematical paper speech (or at least expression)?
If so, how is code implementing the algorithm described in that paper not speech?
A video game is speech.
A free operating system is speech.
An open implementation of a mathematical algorithm is mathematical expression.
A computer software instrument or generative graphics program are clearly constitutionally protected expression.
response = input(‘Do you think the program that wrote this prompt is constitutionally protected speech: [y/n]’)
if response == ‘n’:
print('Don’t you oppress me, ')
elif response == ‘y’:
print(‘No shit, Sherlock’)
else:
print(‘Unrecognized input’)
The above code is almost certainly constitutionally protected expression. (BoingBoing is censoring my very expressive indentation, but that’s their prerogative, since this is their site.)
I can’t think of any examples that I don’t think are clearly protected expression, but if you can, please be specific about exactly what the code you’re thinking of does and why you don’t think it should be protected expression.
