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Message   VRSS    All   Ford Mustang Eleanor From Gone In 60 Seconds Can't Be Copyrighte   June 3, 2025
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Title: Ford Mustang Eleanor From Gone In 60 Seconds Can't Be Copyrighted

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/03/14492...

The Ninth Circuit has ruled that the 1967 Ford Mustang fastback nicknamed
"Eleanor" in Gone in 60 Seconds is a film prop rather than a protectable
character. The panel said the car fails all three Towle test prongs, so it
cannot receive standalone copyright protection. sinij writes: The ruling
states that the Mustang doesn't pass tests that would qualify it as a
character. In the past, studio aggressively went after builders for any
Mustang that even remotely approximated Eleanor, making it a hassle to
restomod classic Mustangs.

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