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DC Comics Prevails In Batmobile Copyright Dispute
think_nix writes "Wired reports of U.S. District Judge Ronald S. W. Lew siding with DC Comics in the federal copyright court case against Gotham Garage owner Mark Towle. DC accused Towle of selling 'unlicensed replica vehicle modification kits based on vehicle design copyrights from plaintiff's Batman property, including various iterations of the fictional automobile, the Batmobile.' Lew noted that 'DC Comics pleads sufficient facts to support its allegations. Although, generally copyright law does not apply to "useful articles" such as autos.'"
DC Comics has withstood the defendant's motion to dismiss. The judge has not sided with them on any merits of their claims; he has merely said they have enough of a legal basis to proceed with their lawsuit. DC has not won yet.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
"If I remember correctly the original was a one off by George Barris"
Four were built. Three fiberglass copies and one from the prototype Lincoln Futura.
http://www.1966batmobile.com/replica.htm
Wow... Someone read too many comic books and not enough of other reading material to develop proper spelling....
Actually, comic books are chock full of big words, and they're nearly always used properly (when used improperly, it's for comedic effect). Super villain soliloquies and/or banter are especially verbose, and I remember having to reach for a dictionary as a child.