Re: Aphorisms and Copyright

Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> 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).

With regard to slogans (advertising slogans), is there a rule (established by jurisprudence) concerning the necessary amount of words in order that they can be protected by copyright law?

Moritz Roettinger

Dr. Moritz Roettinger LL.M.
European Commission, Brussels
Universities of Vienna and Saarbruecken moriotz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be Received on Mon Aug 24 1998 - 10:52:41 GMT