• IP BLAWG

    Can I Copyright This?

    Beverly A. Berneman
    3/1/16

    In 1991, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the standard of creativity for copyright protection required a minimal level of creativity. Over the last year, numerous decisions explored how low that level of creativity can go. %CUT% The First Circuit Court of Appeals held that a chicken sandwich and its recipe are not copyrightable (Norberto-Colon Lorenzana et al. v. South American Restaurants, Corp.). The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that series of yoga poses is not copyrightable (Yoga College of India LP et al. v. Evolution Yoga LLC et al.). However, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Batmobile is copyrightable because it is considered a “character” (DC Comics v. Towle).

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