Katy Perry’s lawyers demand takedown of 3D printable Left Shark(gigaom.com)
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Katy Perry’s lawyers demand takedown of 3D printable Left Shark
https://gigaom.com/2015/02/05/katy-perrys-lawyers-demand-takedown-of-3d-printable-left-shark/
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Applying sense to copyright law will only lead to heartbreak. I would suggest the law professor knows more, and in any case the key point is that this looks like the sort of case where the most money wins.
I know copyright law pretty well, and a 'useful article' is just what it sounds like - something with a utilitarian function. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl103.html
I think that querying the utilitarian aspect of a toy shark is an entirely reasonable question, unless his original comment (which has since disappeared) was meant to be humorous.
I think that querying the utilitarian aspect of a toy shark is an entirely reasonable question, unless his original comment (which has since disappeared) was meant to be humorous.
The #LeftShark would be classified as a useful article if it was a costume. I dont think it was the case. I mean, the designer made it to be printed as a toy or a costume?
Useful for what? It's silly for Katy Perry's lawyers to waste everyone's time on this, but that is presumably why they are paid a fat retainer, and the shark thingy looks eminently copyrightable to me, notwithstanding my complete lack of interest in Katy Perry, her music, or her stage show.