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AI Training, Fair Use, and the Burdens of Being First

Copyright Lately

Ross Intelligence will get plenty of second looks from courts deciding fair use in generative AI copyright cases. Those were some of the phrases legal commentators used to describe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith in the days following the Supreme Courts 2023 landmark fair use decision.

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The Art Critic’s Role in Fair Use

Patently-O

Although Warhol is dead, his art, legacy, copyrights, and potential copy-wrongs live on. Apparently Vanity Fair commissioned Warhol to make an illustration for its 1984 article on Prince. Those have been sold and also reproduced in various forms in ways that go well beyond the original license. by Dennis Crouch. 17 U.S.C. §

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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

Intellectual Property Law Blog

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), [1] in a long-awaited decision impacting fair use under Section 107(1) of the Copyright Act. Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2]

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New UFC Copyright Lawsuit Rejects Fair Use Defense For Documentary Makers

TorrentFreak

The UFC’s reputation as the world’s leading mixed martial arts promotion is the result of almost three decades of hard work and unwavering dedication to combat sports. Whatever happens, the UFC can put any fighter in a videogame 5,000 years from now and still have permission to use their likeness, complete with licensed tattoos.

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Copyright Licensing in Podcasting: A Legal Guide for Creators

Intepat

Yet, the rapid rise of podcasting has left many creators overlooking critical legal considerations specific copyright licensing. Without proper licensing, podcasters risk legal disputes that could undermine their creative efforts. The licensee can use the work only within the scope specified in the agreement.

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3 Count: Slumlord Millionaire

Plagiarism Today

1: Justices to Consider Whether Warhol Image is “Fair Use” of Photograph of Prince. First off today, Ronald Mann at SCOTUSblog reports that, tomorrow, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is expected to hear arguments in the case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

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Copyright Owners Are Still Suing Over Embedding

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

With respect to the Jordan video, I assume the video was infringing when uploaded to Twitter, which is why a license argument wouldn’t work. Those licenses were explicitly and unambiguously laid out in YouTube’s Terms of Service, and the sublicense clearly extends to embedding the video.