Thompson Coburn LLP -
Mark Sableman, Lexology; Dentist’s failed suit demonstrates a copyright’s bite needs more than teeth
"The court agreed in Pohl v. MH SUB I, LLC,
finding that Dr. Pohl’s two “direct shots” of his patient’s teeth were
purely utilitarian, like pictures of food plates on a Chinese
restaurant’s menu. They lacked the minimal required “creative spark.”...
For more information, there’s a chapter
in the Copyright Office Compendium on this subject. Or you can just
remember: “No way” for teeth or triangles; a thin “OK” for tetrahedrons."
