Art Law Copying Fair Use 
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
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]
LexBlog IP
MAY 24, 2023
Warhol’s use of Prince’s photo (taken by Lynn Goldsmith) was not entitled to fair use. The Court found that Goldsmith’s earlier photo and Andy Warhol’s use served the same commercial purpose – as a magazine illustration. I am not so sure. Take a look a the illustration above.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 27, 2023
adopting that posture of indifference, the majority does something novel (though in law, unlike in art, it is rarely a good thing to be transformative).” The decision has been both decried as an assault on the future of art and hailed as a major vindication for photographers. ’” Take that.
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