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Fender was emboldened by a recent European court ruling that declared the Stratocaster a copyrightable work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
“At issue here, inexplicably, are truly exact copies of copyrightable graphic design appearing on Shein products,” the civil lawsuit states.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
The guidance said the most popular AI systems likely do not create copyrightable work, and “what matters is the extent to which the human had creative control.”
From Reuters ● Apr. 1, 2023
The physical issue was relatively unchanged inside, but the publisher said that constitutes “an exact reproduction of Condé Nast’s copyrightable content.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Letters, however, are copyrightable by themselves or as part of a book; and the writer may protect a letter against unauthorized publication by himself publishing and copyrighting it.
From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker
