Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New York
Copyright Law
Often spirational or humorous sayings are forwarded in emails ending with assertions that this email should be forwarded to 10 people in the next 5 minutes or some such. Are saying such as these in the public domain or can they still be protected under copyright law?
Asked on 5/08/08, 11:21 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Delain
Delain Law Office, PLLC
Re: Copyright Law
Your answer is a resoundingly unsatisfactory it depends on the content and when and where the joke/artwork content originated.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND IS NOT INTENDED, NOR SHOULD IT BE CONSTRUED, AS LEGAL ADVICE. THIS POSTING DOES NOT CREATE ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US. FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY.
Answered on 5/08/08, 11:34 am
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