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I'm not sure a person making assertions counts as a reference. I only skimmed the transcript but spotted a couple of errors, this person doesn't appear to be an IPR expert?

Also, I don't feel this is going to get anywhere, the space of "nuance of legislation across all jurisdictions in the World" isn't really conducive to casual conversation.

That said, in the UK our caselaw on fashion is almost nonexistent, but the key rulings are well summarised in [0] at page 8. The bar is high but seems attainable. (A summary of Hensher v Restawhile [1]).

An opinion piece at WIPO [2] suggests it's easier to get copyright on garments in USA, they cite some law, at least, but their conclusion on UK law opposes my position (paraphrasing, they say "garments can't be protected").

My position has not changed.

[0] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/... [1] https://www.cipil.law.cam.ac.uk/virtual-museum/hensher-v-res... [2] https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2014/03/article_0007.h...



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