tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post8413195019608746542..comments2024-03-05T17:50:31.778+02:00Comments on Afro-IP: Tuesday Tidbits: copyright reform and fashion design wars Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-5133750796614975352014-08-10T21:10:35.743+02:002014-08-10T21:10:35.743+02:00Thank you for your intriguing post. I believe that...Thank you for your intriguing post. I believe that, as some U.S Courts have held (e.g., Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. (1987)) the test of whether there is substantial similarity hinges on whether a casual observer would be able to recognize the alleged infringing work as having been copied from the copyrighted work. On a quick glance of the two designs, there are a number of similarities that are obvious to the eye. Another consideration is as to the level of access that the alleged infringer has or had to the works of the original copyright holder. Did Rajah ever have any way of accessing the works of Murad in the past? Either way, this would make quite an interesting case.Tony kakoozanoreply@blogger.com