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Copyright and Transformative Fair Use

Patently-O

On October 12, 2022, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the fair use copyright case of Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. Andy Warhol admittedly used Lynn Goldmith’s copyrighted photographs of Prince as the basis for his set of sixteen silkscreens. Warhol was never personally a party to the license). 21-869 (2022).

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Fourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v. IJR

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2013, Philpot uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons, which is governed by the standard Creative Commons license requiring attribution. Philpot claims his standard photo licensing fee is $3,500, but reuses of the photo from Wikipedia Commons didn’t require any payment (just attribution). ” Market Effect.

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The Interplay Between Copyright Licensing and Exclusive Rights: AI Edition

Velocity of Content

This article originally appeared in The Scholarly Kitchen Copyright Licensing and Human Advancement Copyright licensing, that is, the granting of permission to reuse copyright works, has likely existed as long as copyright. Collective copyright licensing is nearly as old, generally viewed as dating from 1777.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. This has important implications for the doctrine of fair use.

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Publishers Secure Widespread Support in Landmark Copyright Battle With Internet Archive

TorrentFreak

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service offered by the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. Legal scholars, professors, and former government officials, also chimed in. Internet Archive’s theory of fair use represents a threat just as grave.”

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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

On the other hand, the debate around TDM has not developed in a context devoid of licensing practices, at least in Europe. It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law. The latest news, however, is that such a reform will not go ahead.

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World Kung Fu Governing Body Uses Copyright Law to Hunt Down YouTube Critics

TorrentFreak

This can include uploads with appropriate licensing or content posted within the guidelines of ‘fair use’, including criticism or parody, for example. People who post copyrighted videos to sites like YouTube need to ensure they have the necessary rights to do so. Case Before the Federal Court in Australia.