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3 Count: Warhol Battle

Plagiarism Today

In 1984, Lynn licensed one of her photographs of the musician Prince to be converted into a painting by Warhol for Vanity Fair magazine. However, after Prince died in 2016, it was revealed that Warhol actually made an additional 14 prints using the photograph. Lynn sued allegiging that those prints were a copyright infringement.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. Besides, even if a rightsholder did decide to target such home uses (which would likely be against their self-interest), it is almost certain that it would be found to be a fair use.

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Supreme Court Finds Warhol’s Commercial Licensing of “Orange Prince” to Vanity Fair Is Not Fair Use and Infringes Goldsmith’s Famed Rock Photo

Intellectual Property Law Blog

s (AWF), [1] in a long-awaited decision impacting fair use under Section 107(1) of the Copyright Act. Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2] In 2016, Vanity Fair licensed Orange Prince from AWF for the cover of their commemorative issue about Prince.

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Supreme Court Finds Warhol’s Commercial Licensing of “Orange Prince” to Vanity Fair Is Not Fair Use and Infringes Goldsmith’s Famed Rock Photo

LexBlog IP

’s (AWF), [1] in a long-awaited decision impacting fair use under Section 107(1) of the Copyright Act. Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2] In 2016, Vanity Fair licensed Orange Prince from AWF for the cover of their commemorative issue about Prince.

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Supreme Court Finds Warhol’s Commercial Licensing of “Orange Prince” to Vanity Fair Is Not Fair Use and Infringes Goldsmith’s Famed Rock Photo

LexBlog IP

’s (AWF), [1] in a long-awaited decision impacting fair use under Section 107(1) of the Copyright Act. Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2] In 2016, Vanity Fair licensed Orange Prince from AWF for the cover of their commemorative issue about Prince.

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Trademark Registration of Political Messages for Expressive Merchandise–In re Elster (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Granting one person or entity a registration in this context will make it easier for the trademark owner to suppress and chill the expression of competitors and others who want to use that message in connection with the sale of similar products.