Gay Toys, Inc. v. Buddy L Corporation

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• toy airplanes are not uncopyrightable 'useful articles' because they have no intrinsic utilitarian function other than to portray real airplanes
• “‘[U]seful articles’ are not generally copyrightable, although certain features of ‘useful articles’ may be copyrighted separately.”
• “Congress intended to distinguish between ‘copyrightable works of applied art and uncopyrighted works of industrial design.’” (quoting H.R. Rep. No. 1476, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. 54)
• “Congress intended to distinguish between ‘copyrightable works of applied art and uncopyrighted works of industrial design.’ ” (quoting H.R. Rep. No. 1476, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. 54)
• toy airplane merely portrays appearance of actual airplane and has no utilitarian function
• toy airplane merely portrays appearance of actual airplane and has no utilitarian function

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