Re: Aphorisms and Copyright

From: Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 18:35:03 -0700

On 8/21/98, Moritz Roettinger <moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> wrote:
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> We should not forget that size normally is not a criterium for copyright
> protection (at least in continental Europe). There are some Supreme
> Court Decisions at least in Austria and Germany which grant copyright
> to advertising slogans.

Length of text is a criterion for copyright protection in the US.

"The following are examples of works not subject to copyright and applications for registration of such works cannot be entertained:

(a) Words and short phrases such as names, titles, and slogans;"

37 CFR 202.1(a).

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Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu>
UCLA School of Law '98
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1206/

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Received on Sat Aug 22 1998 - 01:33:28 GMT