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Dino Castings Dispute Ends; Key Issue Unresolved
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal lawsuit in Montana over bone castings from three well-known Tyrannosaurus rex specimens has been settled for largely undisclosed terms.
The settlement leaves unanswered the question of whether fossil renderings can be copyright protected as "original" works of art.
A hearing in the case scheduled for Tuesday was cancelled by U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon.
The dispute pitted South Dakota-based Black Hills Institute of Geological Research against a Montana nonprofit that allegedly made unauthorized copies of castings from two T-rexes, dubbed Stan and Sue.
Fort Peck Paleontology, Inc. allegedly used the castings to fill out incomplete portions of a third Tyrannosaurus rex, known as Peck's Rex, and sell replicas.
Attorney Antoinette Tease said Monday that Fort Peck Paleontology is likely to be dissolved.
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