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court finds that transferring title to mural also transferred (c); VARA and CMI claims against ad also fail

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The contract provided that the buyer would own the “Work” once it was paid for and that “Purchaser and/or building owner may not copyright, reproduce, or merchandise images of the Work without the Artist’s written consent in advance.” Williams registered his copyright and sued, alleging infringement, violation of VARA, and §1202 violations.

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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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Supreme Court recently granted a petition for writ of certiorari (docket, here ) to review the extent to which a work of art is a “transformative” fair use under the Copyright Act. Vanity Fair licensed one of Goldsmith’s Prince photographs to use in a Vanity Fair article.