New Orleans mardis gras indians want money thrown not beads
Some Mardi Gras Indians are filing for copyright protection for their extravagant suits.
Mardi Gras Indians like Tyrone Yancy, are tired of seeing their photographs on calendars, posters and expensive prints, and not getting any compensation.
In American copyright law, clothing designs may not be protected cause the are more functional than aesthetic. The idea of copyrighting their costumes is debatable.
"What they really need to do is self-exploit. If they want to make money from their culture they should find a way to commodify it and bring that to the market," said Christopher Porche West, a Mardi Gras Indian photographer.
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