BLANK-FORMS RULE

blank-forms rule. Copyright. The principle that forms are not protectable by copyright if they are designed for recording information but do not themselves convey any information. • The rule, first promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879), is now a U.S. Copyright Office regulation, 37CFR § 202.1(c). See […]