Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show

This past spring I wrote a paper exploring the role that copyright law and social norms play within the world of cake design and cake design copying. With the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show coming up this weekend, October 2-3, I wanted to provide a few entries this week on the topic of cake design, copyright law, and copying. On Monday I will write a post about whether cake designs are copyrightable. On Tuesday I will write what social norms seem to exist in the cake design culture, which I learned of through talking with and surveying several cake designers. On Wednesday I will provide my own opinion about whether and how the disconnect between copyright law and the cake design community can be resolved. I hope it is enjoyable.