Armed with German copyright, Fender threatens makers of Strat-style guitars

Fender does not hold a U.S. copyright or trademark on the shape of its 1950s Stratocaster guitar, having failed in a years-long legal effort to control the use of a . The patents expired long ago; by the time Fender started slathering them with polyurethane in the 1970s, it was a classic. — Read the rest The post Armed with German copyright, Fender threatens makers of Strat-style guitars appeared first on Boing Boing.