Re: Fair use - Wizard of Oz

On March 22 Vance Koven wrote:

I recommend looking at the SDNY case of Hearn v. Meyer, 3USPQ2d 1721 (1987), in which painstaking reproduction of W.W. Denslow's original illustrations for "The Wizard of Oz" were held not copyrightable because the originals were public domain and the reproduction, though extremely skilled, added nothing artistically to the originals.

I found this comment so exciting that I've requsted a copy from our law school librarian who had this
to say, (I have her commentary before the case itself):

  Just a note: the case is only a district level case, which is a   federal trial court. Thus, it has no precedential value. In   addition, it was in New York, so it's not a trial court in the   ninth circuit, so if you're looking for law that would apply to   us, here in California, this case won't do the trick. Further,   the case has been criticized for its holding. Just a word of   warning...Enjoy! I'll send it today.

Thanks, Vance.
Maryly Snow
UC Berkeley
Slide Library
<slides[_at_]ced.berkeley.edu> Received on Wed Mar 23 1994 - 19:01:04 GMT