Re: copyright/ plastic surgeon

On Wed, 28 May 1997, Robert Cumbow <cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> wrote:
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> Instinct tells me that a makeup design SHOULD be protected, and a
> facelift should NOT---but where, and how, do we draw the line?

Under the chin, I think, and with a semi-permanent marker.

Fortunately for the plastic surgeon copyright claimant, public display does not amount to a publication. Otherwise, the claimant would have some difficulty complying with 17 USC 407(a).

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