Re: Re: bumper stickers
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Posted by M. Arthur Auslander on April 01, 1999 at 05:49:08:
In Reply to: Re: bumper stickers posted by Craig Goldhagen on March 12, 1999 at 09:18:11:
: : Please, somebody help! : : I've always thought that short phrases could not be : : coyrighted in the U.S. (It says this in circular 34 : : and when I called the copyright office they confirmed : : this). But recently I've seen that people such as : : comedians Paul Rosa and Ashleigh Brilliant have : : copyrighted short bumper-sticker phrases. : : This is important for some research I'm doing. : : Does anyone know anything about this? : : If so please contact me at richlev@wam.umd.edu : : Thank you, : : Rich Levine It is not as clear as it looks. M. Arthur Auslander ELAINE's Workshop: Early Legal Advice Is Not Expensive (sm) Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com
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