Artificial by Nature: Plastic Flowers as Intangible Properties

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/artificial-by-nature-people-plants-and-the-law-lecture-series-registration-277282638837 Abstract In March 1961, the refusal of entry of a ‘Sweetheart Roses’ consignment into the United States began a series of interesting controversies concerning the copyright in plastic roses, geraniums, lilacs, and flower corsages. Although the history of these cases remains largely unexplored, this paper shows how significant they were in addressing the unstable distinction between the natural...