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Founder and Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School
Susan Scafidi is the first professor ever to offer a course in Fashion Law, and she is internationally recognized for establishing the field. She founded and directs the Fashion Law Institute, a nonprofit organization headquartered at Fordham Law School in New York and the world’s first center dedicated to the law and business of fashion. Professor Scafidi has testified before the U.S. Congress regarding the proposed extension of legal protection to fashion designs and also served as an expert witness in cases including Star Athletica v. Varsity.
Under what circumstances does copyright law protect fashion designs? In 2017, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., in which it sought to refine the test for evaluating when “useful articles” – in this case, cheerleader uniforms – contain sufficiently separable creative… Read More
