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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Similar enough that one is obviously based on the other, and could be mistaken by the general public for the original.
It's called "Passing Off"
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That's why I called it "Trade Dress", not copyright.
TBH though, most book covers are similar enough that I don't think a lawyer would go near this one.
We don't seem to have protection from dodgy movies on SyFy/Horror Channel either :-
Snakes on a train (Possibly better than the original)
Transmorphers, Metal Man, Atlantic Rim, The Day the Earth Stopped.
The list is endless - Ok, I love dodgy creature features
