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Indiana Intellectual Property Law
JUNE 1, 2023
Supreme Court has ruled that Andy Warhol’s orange silkscreen portrait of musician Prince, adapted from a photograph by Lynn Goldsmith, does not qualify as “fair use” under copyright law. The commercial nature of the copying further weighed against fair use.
The IP Law Blog
MAY 25, 2023
In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. The Andy Warhol Foundation contended that the artworks were transformative and gave new meaning to Goldsmith’s photo.
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LexBlog IP
MAY 19, 2023
On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court found that artistic changes to a pre-existing work, alone, not necessarily sufficient to make a derivative work fair use. copyright law. Applying a new lens on how to view the purpose of a derivative work under U.S. Copyright law in the U.S.
LexBlog IP
MAY 25, 2023
Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. The decision affirms a previous ruling by the Second Circuit, which found that Warhol’s artwork shared the same commercial purpose as the original photograph taken by photographer Lynn Goldsmith.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
AUGUST 7, 2023
Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law. Firstly, both Brazilian and American legislation stipulate that the creator of a work holds copyright over it.
IP Tech Blog
JUNE 2, 2023
When Prince passed away in 2016, the Andy Warhol Foundation (“AWF”) licensed “Orange Prince” for use on the cover of a commemorative magazine cover. Plainly the Warhol “Orange Prince” was a derivative work, but was there something about it that could support a finding of fair use?
LexBlog IP
JUNE 2, 2023
When Prince passed away in 2016, the Andy Warhol Foundation (“AWF”) licensed “Orange Prince” for use on the cover of a commemorative magazine cover. Plainly the Warhol “Orange Prince” was a derivative work, but was there something about it that could support a finding of fair use?
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