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Fender was emboldened by a German court ruling that declared the Stratocaster a copyrightable work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

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

Copyright Office because trademarks are acquired through first and continuous use and works that are copyrightable by law are covered from the moment a creation is finished.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

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

J. Grosscup, 119 F. R. 294 News on ticker tape not copyrightable but unfair use enjoinable, 89 1902 Patterson v.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers