Re: 5-by-6 Block Format on Quilt is Copyrightable

At 02:00 PM 12/12/01 -0800, Tyler Ochoa wrote:
>The court's conclusion regarding layout was only one part of a
>copyrightable compilation (original selection and arrangement of layout
>and colors). Unfortnately, the court's overbroad language will encourage
>others with weaker claims to go forward.

What is perhaps even more unfortunate is the court's deference to the fact of registration as proving anything, implicitly equating the examination processes for copyright, patent and trademark.

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