'Left Shark' legal row heats up: does Katy Perry hold copyright?

It's fair to say that until last week, no Super Bowl half-time show performer — let alone a Super Bowl viewer — ever considered the question of who owns the copyright on a backup dancer's costume. The performer? The costume-maker? The backup dancer? The NFL?

But that question marks the front line of copyright law this week, after Katy Perry's legal eagles dropped a cease and desist letter on a vendor selling a 3-D printed "left shark". Now the shark-making entrepreneur has fired back with a passionate letter of his own

It's a blistering attack that casts doubt over whether Katy Perry even has standing to make the claim — based on Katy Perry's own words. Read more...

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