Maria Solange Ferrarini v. Ipek Irgit
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:19-cv-00096
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ferrarini v. Irgit, Judge Schofield ordered both sides to submit legal arguments about whether the bikini qualifies for copyright protection.
The parties in Maria Solange Ferrarini v. Ipek Irgit, including Plaintiff Maria Solange Ferrarini and Defendant Ipek Irgit, must each file a letter addressing the bikini’s copyright protection by December 23, 2019.
What happened
Maria Solange Ferrarini v. Ipek Irgit concerns whether the bikini at issue is protected by federal copyright law or is an unprotected “useful article.” The opinion does not provide further factual details about the dispute.
The court ordered each party to file a letter on the electronic filing system by December 23, 2019. Each letter could be no longer than five pages and had to explain why the bikini is protected and why it is not a useful article excluded from copyright protection.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield issued the December 18, 2019, order. The order requires additional legal briefing but does not decide whether the bikini is copyright-protected.
The detailed version
- Maria Solange Ferrarini v. Ipek Irgit · No. 1:19-cv-00096
- Lorna Schofield
- Dec. 18, 2019
Order
The court ordered the parties to each file a letter on the electronic filing system by December 23, 2019. Each letter could not exceed five pages.
Issue for briefing
The letters must provide legal arguments addressing why the bikini at issue is protected by the Copyright Act and why it is not a “useful article” that lacks copyright protection. The order cites Jovani Fashion, Ltd. v. Fiesta Fashions, 500 F. App’x 42 (2d Cir. 2012).
Disposition
This order requires additional briefing. It does not resolve whether the bikini is protected by copyright law and does not state any other disposition of the case.
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