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I know that you are thinking no one can copyright the human figure, but that isn't quite true, have a look at the Michelangelo's statue of David for example... What exactly does that copyright cover as David is just a naked male human figure, right.

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I don't think this apply here, first of all its not a digital file which can be manipulated into something else, so you would have to destroy the statue of David to make it into something else. But I would assume that this statue is not protected because its a man standing there, but is protected as any other piece of art, so its the uniqueness of the whole statue. it doesn't mean that no other artist in the world can create a naked standing man in a similar fashion. But you are not allowed to copy his statue and for instant call it "David 2, twice as good". At least that's how I understand it.