The Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (the Board) did not warm up to Electrolux’s arguments that its “Frigidaire Stylized Logo” should be protected by copyright. On August 29, it affirmedthe denial of registration. A logo can be protected as a trademark and can also be protected by copyright, if it is original enough. Several corporate logos are protected by copyright and by trademark. The Frigidaire logo consists of the word Frigidaire in blue capital letters. Only the “A” differs from the usual way to write the letter A, as it is drawn as a triangle filled with a smaller red triangle. Hardly the stuff Turner Prize dreams are made of. But copyright laws are not snobbish and protect masterpieces and more humble works alike, as long as they are original enough. Is the word Frigidaire itself protected by copyright? Frigidaire is a made-up word. The correct word to designate an electric ice box is a refrigerator. I may…
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