Creativity
U.S. only minimal creativity required.A work must possess “at least some minimal degree of creativity. To be sure, the requisite level of creativity is extremely low; even a slight amount will suffice. The vast majority of works make the grade quite easily, as they possess some creative spark, ‘no matter how crude, humble or obvious’ it might be.”Feist (1991)EU: Originality requires: (a) independent creation; (b) the work reflects the author’s personality; and (c) in making the work, the author made free and creative choices and thus stamped her personal touch on the work