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The court issued a default judgment and said the Stratocaster was a copyrightable work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
“They protect creative work and not underlying functionality. It’s unfortunate for games. There is plenty that’s copyrightable in the game — all the artwork, and the way it’s written, but not the underlying rules themselves.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
“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
Yes, whatever old thing Mrs. Eddy touches gets something new by the contact—something not thought of before by any one—something original, all her own, and copyrightable.
From Christian Science by Mark Twain
