The court opinion stated that copyrights only be granted to "works of authorship" meeting this minimum threshold of originality, as such, mere labor, if not original, was not copyrightable.
Mere labor, if not original, was not copyrightable. This was what the court opinion stated. Copyrights only be granted to "works of authorship". This is as such. Copyrights only were meeting this minimum threshold of originality. This was as such.