Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc.
Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 580 U.S. ___ (2017), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court decided under what circumstances aesthetic elements of "useful articles" can be restricted by copyright law. The Court created a two-prong "separability" test, granting copyrightability on conditions of separate identification and independent existence. In other words, the aesthetic elements must be identifiable as art if mentally separated from the article's practical use and must qualify as copyrightable pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works if expressed in any medium.
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Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc.
Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 580 U.S. ___ (2017), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court decided under what circumstances aesthetic elements of "useful articles" can be restricted by copyright law. The Court created a two-prong "separability" test, granting copyrightability on conditions of separate identification and independent existence. In other words, the aesthetic elements must be identifiable as art if mentally separated from the article's practical use and must qualify as copyrightable pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works if expressed in any medium.
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Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity ...... on trends in generic clothing.
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Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. , 580 U.S. ___
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Aesthetic design elements on u ...... ndently of the useful article.
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Kennedy
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Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan
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Judgement for Star Athletica, No. 2:10-cv-02508, 2014 WL 819422
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Writ of certiorari granted, 136 S.Ct. 1823
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Case settled over Star Athletica's objection
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