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Kanye West Faces A Copyright Infringement Lawsuit: Is “Fair Use” Fair?

IPilogue

In 2019, West was also hit with a lawsuit for unauthorized use of a sound recording on his Grammy-nominated song, “Ultralight Beam.” To incorporate a sound recording into a new musical work, artists must obtain “clearance” or permission from the copyright holder. The fair use defence is rarely used in music sampling cases.

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

LexBlog IP

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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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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How Fair Use Favors OpenAI in the ANI Lawsuit

IP and Legal Filings

Fair Use is one of the principles being mooted in defense of OpenAI to argue that the latters Use of the formers copyrighted content fits within Fair Use thresholds and is, thereby, justifiable. 2015), also known as the Google Books Case. [2]

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Second Circuit: Addressing Fair use Defense

IP and Legal Filings

The United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit ruled that the use of Lynn Goldsmith’s 1981 photograph was not fair use by Andy Warhol’s image of a musical artist. This overturns a 2019 decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. District Court judgment. These were-.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

7] Before the court could decide if the subtitled version, a type of derivative work, could still be protected even if the underlying film on its own was available to be used by all, both parties settled. [8]. 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] 11] The case has also been settled. [12] ANALYSIS/PREDICTION.

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Fair Use: Graham v. Prince and Warhol v. Goldsmith

LexBlog IP

A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. On May 11, the U.S. 2] A week later, the U.S. 3] Graham v.