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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
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The law provides that derivative works, published or unpublished, are independently copyrightable and that the copyright in such a work does not affect or extend the protection, if any, in the underlying work.
From Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
