Legal Definitions - disembodied technology

Disembodied technology refers to knowledge or know-how that exists only in the form of information. This can include proprietary technology as well as information that is publicly available.

• A software program that is protected by copyright is an example of disembodied technology. The program exists only as lines of code and can be copied and distributed without any physical embodiment.
• A recipe for a cake is another example of disembodied technology. The recipe exists only as a set of instructions and can be shared and used without any physical embodiment.

These examples illustrate how disembodied technology can exist solely as information and does not require any physical form to be useful or valuable.