Car designer demands US Supreme Court ends Batmobile copyright
A US appeals court overstepped its mark in awarding copyright protection to the Batmobile, according to a car designer, who has called on the US Supreme Court to intervene.
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24 September 2015 The Batmobile has joined literary characters including James Bond and Godzilla in being deemed “especially distinctive” by a US appeals court and therefore deserving of copyright protection.