Oral Arguments Held In ‘Useful Articles’ Copyright Case

(October 31, 2016, 3:28 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although a respondent’s two-dimensional cheerleader uniform designs are themselves copyrightable, those copyrights do not extend to prevent others from making the useful article depicted in the two-dimensional designs, an attorney for cheerleading uniform manufacturer Star Athletica LLC told the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 31 (Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., et al., No. 15-866, U.S. Sup.)....