500-13
505
Registration requirements for the shapes of three-dimensional useful articles. (cont'd)
505.05
Separability test: factors not relevent in determining registerability. (cont'd)
making of the design. Thus, the mere fact that a famous designer produces a uniquely shaped food processor does not render the design of the food processor copyrightable.
506
Prints. "Prints" include a wide variety of pictorial prints and illustrations produced by means of lithography, photoengraving or other printing processes, including reproductions of representational and abstract designs and color reproductions of photographic prints. Examples of such works include greeting cards, picture postcards, posters, decals, stationery, table place mats, advertisements, various kinds of wrappers, billboards, shopping bags, and labels.
506.01
Registration requirements. In order to be entitled to registration as work must contain at least minimum amount of original graphic authorship.
506.02
Pictorial or graphic material. Registration is appropriate for original pictorial or graphic material, such as illustrations and representational or abstract design, as well as photographs reproduced in color by lithography, photoengraving, or other printing processes. Although the copyrightability of such material does not depend upon artistic merit or aesthetic value, the material must contain at least a certain minimum amount of original pictorial or graphic expression to be eligible for registration.
506.03
Uncopyrightable elements. In determining the registrability of a print, the copyright claim cannot be based solely upon mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, or coloring. Likewise, the arrangement of type on a printed page cannot support a copyright claim. However,
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