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Pow! With Supreme Court Rebuff, DC Comics Wins Batmobile Copyright Case (newsoxy.com)

Posted by timothy on from the 8-ringmasters-applaud-9th-circus dept.

New submitter Mr. Competence writes: The U.S. Supreme court has declined to review a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court declaring that 'the Batmobile is a character that qualifies for copyright protection.' The case involved Mark Towle, a California man who produced replicas of the Batmobile for car-collecting fans of the caped crusader; selling them for about $90,000US each. The original would cost a bit more.

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  1. Re:Weird decision by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    A car only becomes a character if it has the qualities of an intelligent entity.

    So Glenn Beck can't be copyrighted?

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  2. Re: The caped crusader by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You wouldn't download a Batmobile.