Re: copyright registration of "non-static" icons in web sites

On 02/03/97, Lesley Ellen Harris <Copyrtlaw[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: Copyright Registration
>
> How would you register an icon for example of a cat that moves and
> meows -- an icon on a website?
>
> I think it could be an artistic work as a static image but with
> movement and sound, does it become an "animated" work or possibly an
> audio-visual work?
>
> I'd appreciate comments for registration in Canada and the U.S.
> and from participants in other countries as well.

fwiw, the patent office is now accepting applications for design patents directed to computer icons.

Regards,
David F. Crosby
dcrosby[_at_]lappinkusmer.com Received on Tue Feb 04 1997 - 19:50:41 GMT