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Book review: Copyright, Creativity and Big Media

The IPKat

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

LexBlog IP

Whether a work constitutes “fair use” of a prior work depends on four factors: (1) purpose and character of use; (2) nature of the copyrighted work; (3) amount and substantiality of the preexisting work used; and (4) market effects. The Second Circuit reversed, and found that all four factors favored Goldsmith.

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

LexBlog IP

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. 1] Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue.

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Stop, thief! How to win big in a copyright infringement case

Art Law Journal

Due to the no-fault aspect of Copyright law, most infringement cases do not revolve around whether there was an infringement, but rather on how much money the copyright holder should receive for the violation. Copyright registration is like having art insurance.