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 Ty, Inc. v. GMA Accessories, Inc., 132 F.3d 1167 (7th Cir. 1997), features dueling bean bag animals. I’ve never been convinced the two pigs at issue were substantially similar, even in staged pictures, but Harvard’s amazing librarians finally dug up … Continue reading →

From Franklin Mint Corp. v. Nat’l Wildlife Art Exch., 575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir. 1978), the works in suit, Cardinals on Apple Blossom and The Cardinal: from Blogger http://tushnet.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-latest-copyright-acquisition.html

Silvertop v. Kangaroo (3d Cir. 2019) held that a banana costume was both copyrightable and infringed: In holding that the costume was protectable, the Third Circuit reasoned: Although a banana costume is likely to be yellow, it could be any  … Continue reading →