Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New York
are product descriptions for a generic product from a competitor’s website copyrightable?
e.g. the product ID is “chair-01”and the product description is “wooden chair, black, 12lbs”
thanks, Nathaniel
Asked on 2/09/13, 5:57 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Gary Adelman
Adelman Matz, P.C.
Yes. A product description is copyrightable. However, the generic nformation is not. As an example, the way the phone book lists addresses is copyrightable, but the addresses themselves are not
Answered on 2/09/13, 6:06 pm