Court Rules Batmobile Is Entitled To Copyright Protection

schwit1 writes: The Batmobile's bat-like appearance and other distinct attributes, including its high-tech weaponry, make it a character that can't be replicated without permission from DC Comics, the copyright holder, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. "As Batman so sagely told Robin, 'In our well-ordered society, protection of private property is essential,' " states the opinion. "Here, we conclude that the Batmobile character is the property of DC, and Towle infringed upon DC's property rights when he produced unauthorized derivative works of the Batmobile as it appeared in the 1966 television show and the 1989 motion picture."

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Re:It should... but what about Ecto-1

[Anonymous Coward]

If the Met Police wanted to operate their own Blue Police Boxes, they'd probably get an exemption insofar as they did not make them bigger on the inside.

Circus Court

[aitikin]

Really? I'm the only one who noticed the summery's reference to the "9th U.S. Circus Court of Appeals"?

Re:Cars can now be copyrighted?

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't copy that jalopy!