Quote Originally Posted by Kilted-Marine View Post
The Copyright Claimant
The copyright claimant is either the author of the work or a person or organization that has obtained ownership of all the rights of the copyright initially belonging to the author. This category includes anybody that obtained or bought by contract the right to claim legal title to the copyright.
Thank you for the generic definition, and apologies for not being clearer in my question: what is his personal interest in the Texas Bluebonnet tartan? Is he a relative of McRoberts, an active member of the Texas Scottish Community, etc.

I certainly support the rights of copyright holders, but given that the Texas tartan is the symbol of the contributions of the Scots to Texas, as well as the State of Texas, one would hope that the copyright claimaint had a desire to use that symbol to promote the history and heritage of the Scots in Texas.

Here's another question for one of our resident barristers: can a state symbol be copyrighted?

http://www.txscot.com/BB_tartan.htm#resolution
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