Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 569 (1994).

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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] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

Instead, the lawsuit is premised upon a much more sweeping and bold assertion—namely that every image that’s output by these AI tools is necessarily an unlawful and infringing “derivative work” based on the billions of copyrighted images used to train the models. You’d be wrong. 17 U.S.C. §

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about. All copyrights, except one, expire.*.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

Ramkumar Jewellers , wherein it was held that an individual should be able to control the circumstances around the use of their identification. [8] This usually applies in cases of news, parody, commentary, non-commercial use etc. It usually entails review, commentary, satire, comedy, criticism over the original work.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

Warhol and his Foundation’s claim of fair use lost. The case began after Prince died in 2016, when Vanity Fair magazine’s parent company, Condé Nast, published a special commemorative magazine celebrating his life. ” The license provided that the use would be for “one time” only.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

2 In the former case, the court moved from an apparent position of significant skepticism at oral argument to an affirmation of fair use for the sale of home video recording devices (VCRs) as a dual-use technology capable of both infringing and substantial non-infringing uses.

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