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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

Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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A Roundup of More Completed Cases

BYU Copyright Blog

Bel-Mac claimed that it had not conducted business in Louisiana since 2001 and that, according to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, LTF would need to prove that Bel-Mac had conducted continuous and systematic business activities in Louisiana to establish jurisdiction. The attempt to settle the case was successful.