Legal Opinion
Norris Industries, Inc. v. International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation and David L. Ladd, Register of Copyrights
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 24, 1983No. 81-5915PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This case involves whether wire-spoked wheel covers for automobiles are entitled to copyright protection as opposed to industrial design or some other trade protection. The district court in this copyright infringement suit concluded on summary judgment that the wheel covers are not entitled to copyright protection because they are useful articles without separable features. We affirm.
There are essentially two issues in the case: (1) whether the wheel covers are useful or ornamental and (2) whether, even if useful, there is separable art work that deserves copyright…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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