From: "Caustic Castle" <kenny-AT-804noise.org>
Date: 07 Aug 2007 13:02:14 UTC   (10:02:14 AM in author's locale)
To: "The Graphics List" <graphics-AT-lists.graphicslist.org>

i saw a recent commercial just like this for a lexus suv and some other
brand of car... it went exactly like that.

> What kind of legal protection can be applied to the visual appearance
> of automobiles? Is the "look" of a Taurus or Camry or Corvette
> protected by some kind of copyright or trademark? How much can
> another manufacturer crib or imitate the appearance of car? I
> remember a famous series of Ford TVCs in the 80s in which the sales
> pitch was that the small Ford looked so much like a Mercedes it
> fooled people (cue scene where person walks up to the Ford parked
> next to the Mercedes).
>
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> Michael Brady
> www.michaelbradydesign.com
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