The IP Law Blog
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. However, the majority rejected this argument, stating that the new expression alone did not determine the purpose or character of the copying use. In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S.
IPilogue
MAY 26, 2022
An artist who fails to acquire permission from the copyright owner can use the ‘fair use’ defence. Under section 107 , fair use allows persons to use parts of a copyright protected work without permission for limited purposes. The fair use defence is rarely used in music sampling cases.
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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. However, the majority rejected this argument, stating that the new expression alone did not determine the purpose or character of the copying use.
LexBlog IP
JULY 7, 2023
A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. On May 11, the U.S. 2] A week later, the U.S. 3] Graham v.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.
43(B)log
MARCH 1, 2022
25, 2022) “The softball team and flag corps at a public high school outside Fort Worth used their Twitter accounts to post a motivational passage from sports psychologist Keith Bell’s book, Winning Isn’t Normal.” He sued; the court of appeals affirms a finding of fair use on a motion to dismiss and an award of attorneys’ fees.
IPilogue
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Fischer found triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. In March 2017 , Kat Von D inked a tattoo of Sedlik’s Davis photograph on the arm of lighting technician Blake Farmer (“Farmer”) for free. To freehand ink the tattoo, Kat Von D created a stencil by using a light box to trace the Davis photograph.
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