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8 August 2019CopyrightSarah Morgan

Star Trek writer ‘aped’ author’s work, says Dr Seuss estate

Comic book “Oh, The Places You’ll Boldly Go!” has “aped the purpose” of late children’s author and illustrator Theodor Seuss Geise’s work and is not protected by the fair use doctrine, according to his estate.

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