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No Fair Use for Warhol Prince Photo

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The Court found that Goldsmith’s earlier photo and Andy Warhol’s use served the same commercial purpose – as a magazine illustration. The Copyright Framework Copyright law is a legal framework that grants exclusive rights to creators and owners of original creative works.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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6] The Supreme Court’s ruling on that petition—and a possible eventual decision on the merits—could have enormous implications for the art world and other industries impacted by copyright law. for Visual Arts, Inc. Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. Controversy” [8] : The Litigation. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y. 2019.)