Authors: Mendis, D.
Journal: European Intellectual Property Review
Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
ISSN: 0142-0461
Abstract
Through the application of selected statutes and case law drawn from the United Kingdom (UK), this paper will explore the copyright status of three-dimensional design files and will particularly question whether they can be protected as literary and / or artistic works. In responding to this question, the paper highlighting gaps and challenges inherent in the law and adopts a ‘coherentist’ and ‘regulatory instrumentalist’ analysis in responding to the challenges and providing recommendations for the future.
Link: http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/31018/1/Conundrum%20of%20CAD%20and%203D%20Models-FINAL.pdf
