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Sunday Surprises

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He holds an MA in Art Law and Art Management from the International Hellenic University and an LLM in Legal Theory and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, focusing on copyright law, from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is pursuing an LLM in European Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University.

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No Fair Use for Warhol Prince Photo

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Art Law in Session To illustrate, Vanity Fair paid the Andy Warhol Foundation $10,000 to use his work (which borrowed significantly from Goldsmith’s photo), while People paid Goldsmith $1,000 for her image. It aims to protect their intellectual property from unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

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January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. Trademark law has something to say about use.

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Book review: Copyright, Creativity and Big Media

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Bowrey argues that the rise in availability and popularity of crime, mystery and detective stories was sponsored by changes to copyright commercialisation practices, which facilitated the full potential of modern copyright law to be exploited internationally. Chapter 6, ‘Why does a gramophone maker deserve a copyright?

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Who Owns the Copyright in Your Tattoo Art?

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You’re considering a lot of different things when thinking about inking a new tattoo, but copyright infringement probably isn’t one of them. Nicole Martinez.

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Andy Warhol, Prince, and the First Amendment: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review of Questions Concerning “Fair Use” Under Copyright Act

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Amici Copyright Law Professors encouraged the Court to “reinforce the role of fair use in promoting First Amendment values such as encouraging new messages and new meanings.” ” Amici Art Law Professors focused heavily on the First Amendment and the fair use doctrine. .”

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

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6] The Supreme Court’s ruling on that petition—and a possible eventual decision on the merits—could have enormous implications for the art world and other industries impacted by copyright law. for Visual Arts, Inc. Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y. 4] Google LLC v. 1183 (2021). [5]