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TIL that the Batmobile is legally a character. When DC Comics sued a mechanic building replicas of Batman's vehicle, the courts ruled that the Batmobile has "physical as well as conceptual qualities" that make it distinctive, and is not merely a "useful article" (an ordinary car).

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