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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

6] The Supreme Court’s ruling on that petition—and a possible eventual decision on the merits—could have enormous implications for the art world and other industries impacted by copyright law. Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12]

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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

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

These files were also the basis of the films, but Warner defended by pointing out that Brittle had asserted for years that his book contained a true account of historical facts, which aren’t subject to copyright protection. Harvey wasn’t saved by the fact that later issues of “Casper” remained subject to copyright.

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The Good Get: Interviews, The Predicates Of Copyright Ownership, & Divorcing Subjects From Owning Copyright Content

LexBlog IP

is] that works produced for the U.S. Government by its officers and employees should not be subject to copyright” and fall “in the public domain.” ” Thus, there are some copyright arguments or policies in play beyond those most immediately considered in the motion papers. ” H.R.