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Court to Revisit Fair Use in Tattoo Infringement Case

Copyright Lately

Photographer Jeff Sedlik and tattoo artist Kat Von D each claim that the Supreme Court’s Warhol decision entitles them to summary judgment in their long-running copyright dispute. Goldsmith on a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit involving celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D).

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Supreme Court Addresses Copyright Fair Use Defense in Goldsmith

JD Supra Law

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the respondent copyright holder in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Lynn Goldsmith et al., Lynn Goldsmith et al., By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Let’s Go Hazy: Making Sense of Fair Use After Warhol

Copyright Lately

Five things to know about the Supreme Court’s new purpose-driven fair use opinion in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (“ Warhol “) is that relatively rare fair use case in which both the original and follow-on works were more or less directly competing in the same market. Andy Warhol Foundation v.

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Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids’ Curriculum

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However, a quest by local parents, to raise public awareness of the nature of that instruction, has led to one of their group in Indiana being sued by LifeWise for copyright infringement. Copyright Complaint, Religious Controversy Filed in the Northern District of Indiana (Fort Wayne Division) on July 2, 2024, plaintiff LifeWise Inc.

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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.

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Client Alert: SCOTUS Rules Andy Warhol Foundation's Commercial License of "Orange Prince" Image Infringed Photographer's Copyright

JD Supra Law

On May 17th, 2023, the Supreme Court handed down a decision with potentially far-reaching consequences in the evolving landscape of copyright fair use, particularly for commercial works that reproduce copyrighted work. By: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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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

JD Supra Law

On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of famed rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.’s s (AWF), in a long-awaited decision impacting fair use under Section 107(1) of the Copyright Act.