10th Circuit Says Human Body Sculpture May Be Entitled To Copyright

Mealey's (July 22, 2020, 1:45 PM EDT) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 21 reversed a Colorado federal judge's grant of summary judgment in favor of a copyright infringement defendant, finding instead that there is a genuine issue of material fact with regard to whether a sculpture of the human body is a useful article (Zahourek Systems Inc., et al. v. Balanced Body University, Nos. 18-1300, -1312, 10th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 22656)....