The Trump campaign may have violated United State copyright law by selling merchandise featuring the former president’s mugshot, legal experts have warned.
The Trump campaign may have violated United State copyright law by selling merchandise featuring the former president’s mugshot, legal experts have warned.
The government office could try to assert copyright, but it would be an uphill battle.
https://garson-law.com/can-state-governments-own-rights-in-copyright/
A mugshot isn’t a law, so maybe this doesn’t apply cleanly, but the copyright office clearly isn’t rushing to hand out rulings in favor of publicly created works.