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Comment by penteract

21 hours ago

Producing a formalized proof from a non-formalized proof in a paper or book should not be considered a violation of copyright.

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pfdietz  21 hours ago

Indeed; one cannot copyright mathematical ideas, only their specific expressions. And the formalization is a different expression.

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