Marc Jacobs Says Nirvana Smiley Face Isn't Copyrightable

By Hannah Albarazi (November 27, 2019, 7:04 PM EST) -- Fashion designer Marc Jacobs International LLC pushed back Tuesday against claims that it ripped off Nirvana's iconic "smiley face" logo, arguing that it had not infringed the defunct band's logo because the image allegedly drawn by Nirvana's late frontman Kurt Cobain isn't copyrightable....

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