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· 12/23/1985

Arthur v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Citations

  • 633 F. Supp. 146
  • 230 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 309
  • 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12412

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  • holding that the idea of superimposing the lowercase letters a, b, and c onto the Olympic rings is not copyrightable, but a “particular sculptural execution of this idea” in the form of a brass sculpture is copyrightable

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Judges: Owen

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