Betty Boop and the Return of Aesthetic Functionality: A Bitter Medicine Against "Mutant Copyrights"?

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      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the U.S. court case Fleischer Studios, Inc. v. AVELA, which dealt with the doctrine of aesthetic functionality under U.S. copyright law. Topics include trademark law in the U.S., the granting of trademark rights, and if trademarks allow for the perpetual monopoly of character rights.