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

I suppose reasonable minds may differ as to whether that deference is "unfortunate," but it shouldn't be surprising in light of 17 USC 410(c).

David O. Carson
General Counsel
U.S. Copyright Office

>>> vrkoven[_at_]world.std.com 12/14/01 01:46 AM >>>
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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