Power Hoodiez Sued by Saban

The defendant in the lawsuit is Michael Alen, who the plaintiffs believe resides in Los Angeles and does business marketing "Power Hoodiez." The allegedly infringing merchandise in question has been written up glowingly on several websites including io9, which lusted over the $85 sweatshirts by noting that it can be custom made in different colors. "Looking for gold lining? An all-metallic jacket? Your hoodie can be as flashy or as (relatively) sedate as you'd like," the website wrote. Copyright law doesn't permit "useful articles" like clothing to enjoy protection, but it does allow the protection of "any pictorial, graphic, or sculptural authorship that can be identified separately from the utilitarian aspects of an object."Copyright law doesn't permit "useful articles" like clothing to enjoy protection, but it does allow the protection of "any pictorial, graphic, or sculptural authorship that can be identified separately from the utilitarian aspects of an object."

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