Art Law Copyright Infringement Licensing Magazine 
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JUNE 27, 2023
Her 1981 black-and-white photo of Prince was used as the source for colored prints by Warhol, who in turn was commissioned to create a single work for a 1984 article about the musician in Vanity Fair magazine. [3] 3] Goldsmith received a small licensing fee for this use and was co-credited with Warhol in the magazine.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
A few years later, in 1984, Goldsmith’s agency, which had retained the rights to those images, licensed one of them to Vanity Fair for use in an article called “Purple Fame.” Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. Vanity Fair , in turn, commissioned Warhol to make a silkscreen using Goldsmith’s photograph.
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