We also suggest that the University of London Press case could be reopened to reflect the EU's
concept of "intellectual creation." 66 Arguably, the case hinges on the wrong notion of originality.
Originality is a word with several meanings, including in copyright law. The expression "original work"
may be used to describe a creative work, but also a work from which a derivative work is made. It can
also refer to a work of which a copy is made
The Webster's Dictionary actually defines originality in four ways: "the quality of being original";
"ability to think or express oneself in an independent and individual manner"; "creative ability," and
"freshness or novelty of an idea." 68 Indeed, the vernacular meaning might be closer to "novel" than
creative. 69 Hence the aphorism that originality is trying to