This argument is hard to swallow:
> declaring code would satisfy the general test for copyrightability.. they are expressed in “words, numbers, or other verbal or numerical symbols
It is common knowledge that mathematical formulae & equations, which are also expressed in words, numbers, and symbols, do not have copyright protection.
> Copyright protection is therefore not available for... mathematical principles; formulas or algorithms
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ31.pdf
> public static int MaxNum (int x, int y, int z)
This is literally a mathematical formula, hence does not have copyright protection.
> declaring code would satisfy the general test for copyrightability.. they are expressed in “words, numbers, or other verbal or numerical symbols
It is common knowledge that mathematical formulae & equations, which are also expressed in words, numbers, and symbols, do not have copyright protection.
> Copyright protection is therefore not available for... mathematical principles; formulas or algorithms
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ31.pdf
> public static int MaxNum (int x, int y, int z)
This is literally a mathematical formula, hence does not have copyright protection.