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How to Distinguish Transformative Fair Uses From Infringing Derivative Works?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

2021) (available here ); “Warhol Print” also available here “Goldsmith Photograph”, Page 7, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2021) (available here ) In March 2022 the U.S. “Warhol Print” (Vanity Fair), Page 8, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Goldsmith, 11 F.4th 4th 26 (2d Cir. Goldsmith, 11 F.4th

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Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids’ Curriculum

TorrentFreak

The organization’s religious instruction program, marketed as LifeWise Academy, has a curriculum which outlines the religious instruction children receive. The allegation that licensing costs were avoided carries much more weight, however. According to the complaint, the LifeWise Curriculum is actually a derivative work, i.e

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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] On March 26, 2021, the Second Circuit issued an opinion reversing the district court’s decision. He did just that.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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Copyright Evidence: 21 for 2021 (a year in review)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This ambition, and the resulting huge body of work (over 850 studies), inspired us to think about new ways to interpret this empirical literature, and to offer a state-of-the-art overview of the evidence on how copyright works in society. Competition & Markets. Creative Industries.

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Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: The Supreme Court Revisits Transformative Fair Uses

Kluwer Copyright Blog

2021) (available here ); “Warhol Print” also available here. 2021) (available here ). 2021) (hereinafter: Goldsmith ). 1183 (2021). Vanity Fair contacted Lynn Goldsmith’s licensing agency in search of a photograph of that performer to serve as an artist reference. Goldsmith, 11 F.4th 4th 26 (2d Cir.

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Will the Court Find the Answers?

BYU Copyright Blog

To provide a summary of what has happened to the case, on November 22, 2021, Judge Edward Kiel ordered the parties to commence discovery proceedings in preparation for a conference scheduled for January 24 of the following year. Chegg presented several defenses, including fair use, copyright misuse, express license, and equitable estoppel.