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    I didn't realize that someone could "acquire the rights" to a Tartan design in the USA. Is there such a thing as a Tartan copyright?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudd View Post
    I didn't realize that someone could "acquire the rights" to a Tartan design in the USA. Is there such a thing as a Tartan copyright?
    yes, there is. There are a few corporations that have exclusive contracts with specific mills to weave tartan for them.

    in essence, think of a tartan design as a work of art...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudd View Post
    I didn't realize that someone could "acquire the rights" to a Tartan design in the USA. Is there such a thing as a Tartan copyright?
    Yes...

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