# Are keyboard shortcuts copyrighted?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-keyboard-shortcuts-copyrighted/278883>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 7, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-keyboard-shortcuts-copyrighted/278883 "2009-01-07T00:05:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mlk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlk)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-keyboard-shortcuts-copyrighted/278883/1 "2009-01-07T00:05:06Z")

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Let’s say I publish a software’s keyboard shortcuts on a website that features ads, when they are clearly available in the help files, will I be breaching something ? As long as the thing is just a raw copy of available shortcuts ?

Just wanted your opinion out of curiosity.