> But, good gentlefolk, will it not depend upon whether the
> ultimate copier _traces_ the designs (in which case the result is
> a derivative work) or merely adapts the designs freehand (in
> which case what is being used is an idea)?
No, not really. What matters to the analysis is whether expression is taken. Whether the copying is freehand or traced is not dispositive to that issue. Received on Thu May 06 1993 - 17:06:02 GMT
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