Eltra Corp. v. Ringer
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer was a case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which determined that typefaces were not eligible for protection under U.S. copyright law. The United States Copyright Office had refused to register a typeface design owned by Eltra Corporation, who filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The district court held that the design submitted did not qualify as a "work of art" under the 1909 Copyright Act. The appellate court affirmed this decision.
Wikipage redirect
primaryTopic
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer was a case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which determined that typefaces were not eligible for protection under U.S. copyright law. The United States Copyright Office had refused to register a typeface design owned by Eltra Corporation, who filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The district court held that the design submitted did not qualify as a "work of art" under the 1909 Copyright Act. The appellate court affirmed this decision.
has abstract
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer was a ca ...... court affirmed this decision.
@en
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
29,310,847
Wikipage revision ID
726,892,130
ArgueDate
ArgueYear
citations
DecideDate
DecideYear
Fullname
Eltra Corp. v. Barbara A. Ring ...... s Association of America, Inc.
Holding
Found that typefaces were not protectable expression.
keywords
Typeface, United states copyright law
Litigants
Eltra Corporation v. Barbara A. Ringer
Prior
Appeal from The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
subject
comment
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer was a ca ...... court affirmed this decision.
@en
label
Eltra Corp. v. Ringer
@en