IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit holding that Andy Warhol’s Prince Series did not constitute fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph. The Second Circuit held in March that “the district court erred in its assessment and application of the fair-use factors and the works in question do not qualify as fair use.”

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 25, 2023

In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. She emphasized that both uses were commercial in nature, making them substantially similar in purpose.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is a review of Music Borrowing and Copyright Law, a Genre-by-Genre Analysis , edited by Enrico Bonadio (City, University of London) and Chen Wei Zhu (University of Birmingham). This edited collection will be enjoyed by scholars and practitioners interested in music and copyright, as well as musical cultural heritage.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The Doctrine of Fair Use is a concept that originates from the case of Folsom vs. Marsh. Justice Story observed in his judgement, when the courts of law decide on cases like this, they must look to the nature and objects of the selection mode, the quantity and value of material used. Definition. Indian Perspective.

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IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

Raenelle Manning is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Moten, a Texas pastor, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against rapper Kanye West for incorporating a sample recording of his religious sermon into one of his songs. The fair use defence is rarely used in music sampling cases.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 22, 2023

A Tenth Circuit panel had tough questions on Wednesday for Netflix over whether copyright law's fair use protections cover the streaming giant's hit show "Tiger King" and its use of YouTube video footage that showed the funeral of Travis Maldonado, the husband of the show's star, Joe Exotic.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 1, 2023

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. Continue reading

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 30, 2023

HOW ANDY WARHOL IS STILL SHAPING AMERICAN COPYRIGHT LAW In October 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding whether pop artist Andy Warhol’s artwork made fair use of a photo of a music legend, Prince, in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Lynn Goldsmith. By: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Promoting research and access to its products has always been a core purpose of copyright law, often expressed in limitations and exceptions for research uses. Empirical scholarship has highlighted the positive impact on scholarship of copyright exceptions for TDM and of more “open” exceptions for research uses.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

It may be expressed in any artistic medium, and may not necessarily critique the work in itself – sometimes, it may also be used to criticize or highlight the theme, author, doctrine, philosophy, ideals, or even a particular subject. Parody is often taken as a defence in trademark infringement suits. In the case of Pepsi Co v. s commercial.

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IPilogue

JULY 18, 2022

Last year, Andy Warhol lost an infamous copyright infringement lawsuit against photographer Lynn Goldsmith regarding an image of the pop singer Prince. Copyright Act —whether Warhol’s print is transformative of the original photograph so that it qualifies as fair use.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The legal implications of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI, quickly became a topic of casual conversation following the launch of ChatGPT in November of 2022. Generative AI is a type of AI with the ability to create many forms of unique content (e.g.,

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2022

Soon after and in mysterious circumstances, copyright law entered the equation. On October 29, 2020, a business entity called Bayside Advisory LLC contacted Twitter stating that since it owns the copyrights in the six photos, they should be taken down under the DMCA. DMCA Takedowns Followed by DMCA Subpoena.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The 634K-subscriber YouTube channel ‘Totally Not Mark’ is in peril this morning after what can be described as a copyright takedown blitz by Japan-based animation company Toei. ” Earlier this week Mark received an email saying that 15 of his videos had been copyright claimed by Toei.

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The Illusion of More

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Fair Use Week. I still don’t know why this doctrine in copyright law should be observed on the calendar, let alone for a whole week carved out of Black History Month. But in 2013, some anti-copyright ideologues thought it should be a thing, so now it’s a thing. […]. Well, here we are again. Ninth annual.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 20, 2024

The works of sculptors, like those of other artists, are protected by the fair use doctrine in U.S. copyright law, while photographers also have copyright protection for their work when others try to use it for their own profit.

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IP Law 360

MAY 12, 2022

A sketch comedy group on Thursday successfully convinced a New York federal judge that its play "Vape: The Musical" is a parody of the film version of the musical "Grease" and is therefore protected under copyright law's fair use doctrine.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 26, 2023

One of the most impactful copyright law issues of our time is whether the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models is protected fair use under the Copyright Act. A substantive ruling on this issue could arrive soon.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 23, 2023

On May 18, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of “fair use” in copyright law, specifically in relation to the petitioner Andy Warhol Foundation’s (AWF) commercial licensing of a Warhol print entitled “Orange Prince” based on respondent Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph of the artist Prince Rogers Nelson, better known simply as “Prince.”.

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 30, 2023

Eugene Volokh joins the pile–on regarding a website that claims to exempt its contents from the liberating effects of the fair use doctrine. The post Unilateral copyright law appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. The North Country Gazette, a publication whose.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

If you’ve had any issues with copyright over the past few years, whether you are on YouTube, Facebook or even operating your own website, it’s probable that your issue didn’t start with a human, but with a bot. According to YouTube, their automated Content ID system handles over 98% of copyright issues on the site.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

Warhol’s use of Prince’s photo (taken by Lynn Goldsmith) was not entitled to fair use. The Court found that Goldsmith’s earlier photo and Andy Warhol’s use served the same commercial purpose – as a magazine illustration. I am not so sure. Take a look a the illustration above.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The company demanded damages under copyright law claiming that the team “willfully and maliciously” copied, adapted and distributed its source code and other content without permission. Affirmative Defense – Fair Use. The doctrine of fair use bars the relief sought by Plaintiff,” the response adds.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 19, 2023

On May 18, 2023, the US Supreme Court, in a much-anticipated decision, held that portraits of the musician Prince by Andy Warhol do not constitute fair use under copyright law. The 7 – 2 decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc.

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The Illusion of More

JUNE 8, 2023

Goldsmith, she stated the following: If Warhol had used Goldsmith’s photo to comment on or critique Goldsmith’s photo, he might have availed himself of that factor’s benefit (though why anyone would be interested in that work is mysterious).

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Fair Use needs to be more predictable. Here is a quick list of 5 items that should be considered “fair use” under the copyright laws. This should be codified as a “Fair Use Bill of Rights.” using a short 5-second audio or video clip, sound effect, music clip, etc.)

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2022

Someone on the internet has breached Watch Tower’s copyrights and, as a result, their true names and addresses should be handed over so that the group can seek remedy for infringement. However, Watch Tower is still pursuing a parallel copyright infringement lawsuit against McFree in another court. Watch Tower doesn’t care.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit, equating IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) operation to copyright infringement. Earlier this year a New York federal court concluded that the library is indeed liable for copyright infringement.

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Patently-O

APRIL 3, 2022

Although Warhol is dead, his art, legacy, copyrights, and potential copy-wrongs live on. Litigation ensued, and the basic question in the case is whether Warhol’s unlicensed uses constitute “fair use” under Section 107 of the Copyright Act. by Dennis Crouch. Andy Warhol Foundation v. 17 U.S.C. §

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? Greer sued Moon and Kiwi Farms for contributory copyright infringement and other claims. The court says the defendants waived any fair use defense by briefing it inadequately. CloudFlare’s block ).

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, the President of the Intellectual Property Society of Osgoode (IPSO), and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . For fifty years, the Copyright Society of the USA (CSUSA) has invited numerous esteemed figures to present the annual Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 25, 2023

In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. She emphasized that both uses were commercial in nature, making them substantially similar in purpose.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As tattoo artists draw inspiration from a plethora of sources, ranging from classical art to pop culture icons, questions of ownership, originality, and copyright infringement have commandeered the spotlight in the tattooing arena. At the crux of both cases lies the conundrum of copyright ownership and infringement.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

First, this vintage LOC item: Fred von Lohmann of the EFF calls out YouTube: Fair use has always been at risk on YouTube, thanks to abusive DMCA takedown notices sent. The post The “Fair Use Massacre” (updated) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law.

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IP Law 360

MAY 30, 2023

Copyright Office has penned a letter to the House Judiciary's intellectual property subcommittee taking aim at comments made by another former general counsel of the office at a hearing on the impact of artificial intelligence on copyright law. The former general counsel of the U.S.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On this day in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed the “new” US Copyright Act. The culmination of a decades-long effort, and well before the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Copyright Term Extension Act were passed in 1998, the 1976 Copyright Act ushered in a new era of copyright law in the United States.

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