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The Intellectual Property Office of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (aka the Mormons), have sent a cease and desist letter to the owner of a small coffee shop in Utah. It seems the shop has used an image of a statue of the angel Moroni in its rather clever advertising. The church's IP office claims that this is a violation of a registered trademark.
An opinion piece in the Daily Herald sums up one side the dispute nicely but I, not being an expert in trademark law, question whether the statue could actually be trademarked. It seems that the work of art itself, commissioned by the LDS, would be protected by copyright. Anyone?
posted by Amy Smorodin @ 1:09 PM | Access: Commons, Fair Use, Orphan Works, Public Domain, Art, Enforcement & Remedies
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