"The fat on one of Bev's pigs is functional art, " Mattos says.

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The case went all the way to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York -- and Kieselstein-Cord won, becoming the first designer to win the right to copyright a functional object as art.

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In the final two galleries we are treated to an impressive variety of helmets and three stunning suits of armor, their display now inviting us to appreciate them more as works of art than functional objects.

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Using different stains for each board, he emphasized the contrasts creating a work of art that is as functional as it is beautiful.

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They serve as functional items, not as forms of art, making it a lot harder to obtain a copyright law to protect them.

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DRIVER-II will consolidate these efforts and transform the initial testbed into a fully functional, state-of-the art service, extending the network to a larger confederation of repositories.

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Generally speaking, copyright law protects forms of art, but not items that are predominantly functional, like shirts and pants.

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But there needs to be a balance between mastering functional literacy and numeracy and discovering the enjoyment and pleasure of books, music, art and drama.

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