Re: Re: Re: Retention of property rights

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Retention of property rights

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: : : : An organization I am a member of, The First Troop : : : : Philadelphia City Cavalry, has been in continuous : : : : existence since 1774. Its standard, the original : : : : is still in our possession, represents the first use : : : : of 13 strips on an American flag. Today it is highly : : : : reproduced and sold by various manufacturers. : : : : The question is; do we have any intellectual rights : : : : to our own flag? Thanks for your help. : : : All that I can think of is that if you copyright a picture of the flag, copying from that picture may be stopped, you can limit access to the flag, and not allow pictures when the flag is not in public display. : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : : Arthur, that flag (in existence since 1774) is going to be in the public domain. It is doubtful that copyright will provide any protection, such as prventing some else from displaying a public domain work of art. Copying "from" that picture will likely not be precluded, Arthur. : : Mark Lebow : Dear Mark, : I said the same thing, with a different mode of expression as layers are always likely to do. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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