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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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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. By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 569 (1994).

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

” The case raises questions of fair use and whether the new paintings were transformative enough to be non-infringing or if they were simply derivative works. In addition to the above fair use issues, there is also one other to consider: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Bottom Line.

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Amicus in Apple v. Corellium

43(B)log

Summary of argument: The constitutional goal of copyright protection is to “promote the progress of science and useful arts,” Art. But fair use protects precisely this kind of analysis. Separately, Apple’s free dissemination of iOS strongly favors fair use here. Patton, 769 F.3d 3d 1232, 1256 (11th Cir.

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The misadventures of Tintin in the land of parody and freedom of artistic expression

The IPKat

Xavier Marabout, a parodist painter, produced a series of works depicting the character of Tintin in situations inspired by the world of the American painter Hopper. In particular, these paintings question Tintin’s love life and have been exhibited and sold since 2014. 113-4 of CPI.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.” While Barlow & Bear may now try to argue that their work constitutes fair use, it’s a weak defense in this case.

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What Goldsmith Means to AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. The district court agreed, but was reversed by the Second Circuit, which found the degree of new expression insufficient to justify a finding of fair use. Goldsmith , 598 S.

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