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Supreme Court Rules adaption of Warhol print not “fair use”

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Supreme Court has ruled that Andy Warhol’s orange silkscreen portrait of musician Prince, adapted from a photograph by Lynn Goldsmith, does not qualify as “fair use” under copyright law. The commercial nature of the copying further weighed against fair use.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale. Stearns, Todd J.

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AI and Copyright Wars: The New York Times Takes on OpenAI and Microsoft

Intepat

Navigating the Intellectual Property Rights Dilemma The clash between The New York Times, OpenAI, and Microsoft unfolds in the realm of intellectual property law. Training AI models using these works could infringe on these rights, especially without authorisation.

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Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith

LexBlog IP

Goldsmith SCOTUS Decision Welcome to the ever-evolving world of intellectual property law, where creativity intersects with legal rights, and the boundaries of art and originality are constantly being defined and redefined. Goldsmith Navigating the Future Legal Landscape Warhol v. .”

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Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: The Supreme Court Revisits Transformative Fair Uses

Kluwer Copyright Blog

have grappled with how broadly or narrowly to interpret the concept of transformativeness when assessing fair use defenses to charges of copyright infringement. The Court in Campbell emphasized that transformative fair uses leave “breathing space” for next generation creations that build on the expression of pre-existing works.

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Don’t Get  Sued! Copyright Essentials Every AI Startup Should Know.

LexBlog IP

Introduction To AI Copyright Legal Issues Section 1: The Basics of Copyright Every AI Company Needs to Understand Let’s begin by understanding what copyright is. Proactively protecting your work is a legal necessity and a strategic move that can add value to your startup.

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Don’t Get  Sued! Copyright Essentials Every AI Startup Should Know.

Traverse Legal Blog

Introduction To AI Copyright Legal Issues Section 1: The Basics of Copyright Every AI Company Needs to Understand Let’s begin by understanding what copyright is. Proactively protecting your work is a legal necessity and a strategic move that can add value to your startup.