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Andy Warhol, Prince, and the First Amendment: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review of Questions Concerning “Fair Use” Under Copyright Act

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Supreme Court recently granted a petition for writ of certiorari (docket, here ) to review the extent to which a work of art is a “transformative” fair use under the Copyright Act. When Prince died in 2016, Vanity Fair’s parent company sought permission from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

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Who Really Owns The Art: Creator or Buyer

Art Law Journal

Buying visual art, such as an oil painting, and we may have joint ownership along with its creator. Steve Schlackman. So what did we really buy?

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