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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

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Cooper case, a work does not have to be entirely unique in order to be protected by copyright; rather, there needs to be some effort put into it and it cannot be a carbon copy of another person’s work. The lack of organisation and ambiguity make the protection problematic even if the work is copyrighted.

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

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Following Prince’s sudden and untimely death in 2016, the Warhol Foundation, successor to the copyright in the Prince Series, licensed to Condé Nast one of the Prince Series images for use in a commemorative magazine titled The Genius of Prince , which featured on its cover the image from the Prince Series. 5 (quoting Google , 141 S.

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Free Speech, Chatting About Friends, Kraken/Crackin’ On AI, & Thinking About Fred & Ginger: Generated Content, Amici Curiae, & A Case About Jack Daniels That Dances Around Trademark Issues And Leaves Some Things To Chew On

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” This appeal presents a conflict between Rogers’ right to protect her celebrated name and the right of others to express themselves freely in their own artistic work. Campari, the well-known spirits company that has had connections to a previous important Supreme Court first amendment case ( see Hustler Magazine, Inc.