It's a matter of taste: CJEU questioned about copyright protection of taste
Many a debate about whether or not something looks beautiful, sounds nice or tastes good has ended with the universal truism: well, tastes differ. While in practice such an agreement-to-disagree generally works well to avoid further conflict, in the legal world it is this kind of uncertainty that usually causes the conflict to begin with. When the available legal framework seems to leave room for opposing "flavours", it can be even necessary to obtain guidance from the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU").
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