Couture Fashion Law

Copyright and Artistic Works
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-97508-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in Fashion Law

This book provides an insight into the legal workings of the most ostentatious fashion sector, Couture, whilst simultaneously advocating for stronger legal protection in this industry.

Offering an interdisciplinary approach, including art theory from Tolstoy and Rand amongst others, the book examines where Couture fashion sits within the law. Most significantly the book considers the couturier as an ‘artist’ and Couture as ‘art’ in relation to how this art form may be protected legally by copyright. Reflecting on contemporary issues, it analyses recent legal cases together with legislation, to provide awareness on the current position, and considers implications for the future by suggesting legal frameworks in pursuit of improvements. Using U.K. law as a case study, the book also comparatively assesses global fashion law, analysing the legal workings in the E.U. and the U.S.

The book will be of interest to researchers in the field of fashion law, copyright law, art, and intellectual property.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ustunkaya, Tomruk

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Urheberrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Textilindustrie
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz allg., Marken- und Kennzeichenrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Understanding Couture and Considerations for Legal Protection

2. Broader Considerations: The Wider Intellectual Property Law Framework, in response to Couture as Art

3. ‘Couture,’ an Artistic Work?

4. Copyright for Couture

5. The Functionality Doctrine Rationale

6. Copyright Legal Systems: Global Appreciation

7. The Threshold for Copyright

 

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Tomruk Ustunkaya is Associate Lecturer at the University of Surrey. Her academic pursuits over several years continue to cover core law subjects, in addition to intellectual property law. Tomruk has published a range of articles in peer-reviewed law journals, examining topics such as fashion law, law and technology (specifically 3D printing), and cultural property. This book is a fusion of her arts/fashion and legal background, culminating in a study which explores the relationship between the two.