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Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands (2017)

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004667

A U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the standard for copyrighting useful articles, specifically addressing whether design elements of cheerleading uniforms could be protected. The Court held that a feature of a useful article is copyrightable if it can be identified separately from the utilitarian aspects of the article and is capable of existing independently as a work of art. This decision provided a two-part test for design copyrightability.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004667
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the standard for copyrighting useful articles, specifically addressing whether design elements of cheerleading uniforms could be protected. The Court held that a feature of a useful article is copyrightable if it can be identified separately from the utilitarian aspects of the article and is capable of existing independently as a work of art. This decision provided a two-part test for design copyrightability.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/star-athletica-v-varsity-brands-2017/"
}

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