Eleanor – prop or character? US Court of Appeals says prop

On 27 May last, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Court), affirming the decision of the Central District of California, held that a collection of Ford Mustangs (called ‘Eleanor’) featuring across four films by Denice Halicki (appellant) does not qualify for character copyright. Background‘Eleanor’ is the designated pseudonym for several Ford Mustangs that appeared inter alia in Gone