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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of copyright protection for a car that had a name but ...
The owners wove exotic cars into the fabric of Gravitas, which opened last fall off Rodeo Drive—one of them is even creating ...
The aftermarket just scored a major legal victory. After a long court battle, three judges ruled that Eleanor, the Ford ...
This appeals court used what’s called the Towle test (which gets its name from another case regarding a movie-car replica, ...
I think this particular lawsuit I want to tell you about right now is by far the most interesting thing I’ve ever encountered ...
The grey restomod Shelby GT500 Mustang known as “ Eleanor ” from Gone in 60 Seconds is iconic and immediately recognizable to ...
It's time we all looked at Eleanor, realized it looks worse than a regular Mustang, and moved on with our lives. Look at how ...
I know we’ve got a history, Eleanor, and that history has not been great, but I promise... you take care of me, I'll take ...
Court Narrows Scope of Character Copyright, Drawing Sharp Line Between Props and Protectable Expression - Not every film icon ...
The U.S. Court of Appeals found that a car, even an awesome one like 'Eleanor,' is a prop and not a character and thus can't ...
The widow of the man who directed the original Gone in 60 Seconds notoriously litigated those who built cars that looked like ...