Re: Copyright in Fireworks

From: Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu>
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 07:44:06 -0700

On 10/7/98, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Oct 6, 1998, Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu> wrote:
> >
> > On 10/5/98, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > This is absurd. A fireworks display itself cannot be "fixed". It
> > > cannot, therefore, be copyrighted. It would be like trying to
> > > copyright solar flares. The programming or script can be, though.
> >
> > If the fixed representation of how the fireworks are to be displayed
> > is copyrightable, then, of course, it follows that the public
> > performance/display right is protected. I'm not sure which act
> > (performance or display) best fits, but one or both should. Moreover,
> > you could fix the display by filming or taping it if you wished.
>
> That's my point: the fireworks cannot be fixed, only a photo or video
> can be. One could therefore copyright the film, but not the display.

Please don't make my point your point. It's bad enough that your point is your point.

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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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