You cannot copyright the "shape" of a dress, but you can copyright an original fabric pattern printed on it.
💡 Copyright protects the expression of an idea (the art), not the utilitarian function of the object itself. 121010346_1559680990882773_7030480718447979623_...
A lamp base shaped like a statue is protected as a sculpture, even though the lamp itself is a functional "useful article". You cannot copyright the "shape" of a dress,
While code is protected as a literary work, the functional "mechanics" of a game may fall under different legal standards than its artistic assets. While code is protected as a literary work,
Under US copyright law, a is an item with an intrinsic utilitarian function that goes beyond just conveying information or portraying its own appearance.
A photograph of a dress is protected, but the right to manufacture that physical dress design is not exclusive to the artist under copyright.