Can a automobile be a copyrightable character? In Carroll Shelby Licensing v. Halicki, the Ninth Circuit mentioned no — ruling that “Eleanor,” the enduring Mustang from ‘Gone in 60 Seconds,’ lacks the distinctiveness and consistency required for copyright safety.
On this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down the historical past of the Eleanor litigation, overview the district court docket and Ninth Circuit rulings, and clarify what it truly takes for a personality to qualify for copyright safety.
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