Man Claims to Have Found Original Coca-Cola Formula in Estate Sale

A man claims to have uncovered the formula in an old box of documents that he purchased at a chemist's estate sale. He plans to offer the formula for sale on eBay.

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Yoga Pose Sequence Not Copyrightable Material

The founder of Bikram Yoga, Bikram Choudhury, recently filed suit against two of his trainees. The trainees formed their own yoga studio and used the identical Bikram Yoga sequence contained in Choudhury's federally copyrighted book. The court held that the copyright protected only the books containing the compilation of exercises. It did not protect the sequence of those exercises because that sequence is a collection of facts and ideas and not a creative work of expression.

Collage of Copyrighted Images Does Not Violate Copyright Law

The Second Circuit recently held that an artist's use of copyrighted material in both collages and paintings does not constitute copyright infringement. The artist's incorporation of these works was considered transformative and therefore fair use of the images.

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