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3 Count: Warhol Battle

Plagiarism Today

In 1984, Lynn licensed one of her photographs of the musician Prince to be converted into a painting by Warhol for Vanity Fair magazine. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. 2: Textile Designer Sues Zulily for Copyright Infringement.

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Client Alert: SCOTUS Rules Andy Warhol Foundation's Commercial License of "Orange Prince" Image Infringed Photographer's Copyright

JD Supra Law

The Court found that the Andy Warhol Foundation violated photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright in her 1981 photograph of Prince when the Foundation licensed its silkscreen variation of the photo (dubbed "Orange Prince") to Condé Nast in 2016 for use in the magazine's tribute. By: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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SCOTUS: Fair Use Defense Fails to Protect Warhol’s Licensing of Orange Prince

LexBlog IP

AWF)’s decision to license one of Warhol’s Prince Series images—a set of silkscreen prints authored by Andy Warhol and derived from Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph of the singer-songwriter, Prince—constituted “fair use.” Goldsmith, was whether the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

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3 Count: Slumlord Millionaire

Plagiarism Today

In 1981, Goldsmith licensed a photo that she took of the musician Prince to Vanity Fair magazine, with the intent that the magazine would have Warhol create a painting based on it. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Sports Illustrated Hits 'Gangster' Ex-Publisher With IP Suit

IP Law 360

The owner of Sports Illustrated alleges in a $49 million lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan federal court that an energy drink mogul acted like a "gangster" when he became the magazine's publisher, tearing apart a longstanding licensing agreement while sabotaging the brand and holding hostage valuable intellectual property.

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Early patent licensing strategy, investment helped GE Licensing revolutionise LED displays

IAM Magazine

As its PFS licensing programme turns 10, GE’s IP executives reflect on lessons learned in cracking a brand new market

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“Dear Licensor”

Likelihood of Confusion

In the June issue of Royaltie$ magazine, Oliver Herzfeld (of Beanstalk) and Richard Bergovoy (of the Licensing Law Blog) sure know how to grab your. Talk about “Dear John” letters! The post “Dear Licensor” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.