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Davidson v. United States (Statue of Liberty Case)
Davidson v. United States, No. 13-942C (Fed. Cl. June 29, 2018).
Précis
Intending to produce a stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) accidentally used an image of a very similar statue standing in Las Vegas. After the sculptor of the Las Vegas statue sued the USPS for copyright infringement, a court ordered the Postal Service to pay . . . .
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