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2.8.3

Registration requirements(cont'd)

I.

Copyrightable subject-matter(cont'd)

b.

Sculptural material(cont'd)

1.

Minimal standards(cont'd)

Examples

(cont'd)

(a)

(cont'd)

not copyrightable. The same is true of the decorative idea of using a horseshoe as support for a lamp base, regardless of the pleasing effect thereby achieved.

(b)

A toy manufacturer conceives a novel idea for a toy consisting of multi-colored geometrical spheres, cubes, and cylinders of varying sizes. All of these parts or pieces are magnetized, and will adhere to each other when placed in close proximity. Thus, it is possible to con­struct an indefinite variety of shapes and figures by means of the magnetized parts or pieces. The manufacturer desires to pro­tect the three-dimensional aspects of the toy before publi­cation occurs. He applies to the Copyright Office for regis­tration of a design for an un­published sculptural work of art. His application Form G is accom­panied by one complete set of magnetized spheres, Cubes, and

[1973]