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Copyrighting named features of the environment

Nature

The names of species in the natural environment may be appropriated under copyright law and associated with commercial products that bear no relation to the natural phenomenon.

Incidence

An "Eagles" rock band in 1998 sued the National Foundation to Protect America's Eagles contending that the latter infringed on its name and image.

Broader

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Environment » Environment
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Apr 21, 2022