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Also widely used is the CPT, used to code “procedures” just as the ICD is used to code diseases. The CPT is published by the American Medical Association, which considers it protected by copyright.  But copyright protection is believed by some to be weak; the AMA is one of the major advocates for stronger protection specifically designed for databases.