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Will “Success Kid” Owner Continue to Succeed on Appeal in Copyright Dispute?

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Years ago, Laney Griner took a picture of her then toddler son, Sam, at the beach clenching his fist in what appeared like a celebratory gesture. The photo went viral, and later became a widely used meme on the internet known...more

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Fourth Circuit Rules Against News Org's Fair Use of Ted Nugent Photograph

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Feb. 6, 2024, that a news organization's use of a photograph of musician Ted Nugent did not constitute fair use, siding with the photographer who argued that the news...more

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What is Transformative Use? Warhol Copyright Decision Exposes Surprising Tension Between Usual Supreme Court Allies

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In May, the Supreme Court issued an unusually contentious 7-2 decision concerning the fair use defense available to alleged copyright infringers. The majority decision in The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc....more

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What the Supreme Court's Decision in Warhol Could Mean for the Future of Fair Use - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 25

In a case that pitted Andy Warhol’s legacy foundation against rock portraitist Lynn Goldsmith, Supreme Court Justices Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan split on an issue central to the ideals of copyright law: how the law...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds That First Factor of Fair Use Test Favors Photographer

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In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith held that pop artist Andy Warhol's use of a photograph of late music legend and cultural icon Prince without...more

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How Will Use of Copyrighted Content in Artificial Intelligence Be Evaluated After the Supreme Court’s Warhol Decision?

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith is unlikely to shed much light on whether the use of copyrighted material in artificial intelligence (AI) content will...more

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Supreme Court Weakens Fair-Use Defense for Copyright Infringement Claims

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On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first decision this century on copyright fair use in the artistic context. Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 143 S. Ct. 1258 (2023). The 7-2...more

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Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol Foundation in Question About Fair Use

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For the first time in almost 20 years, the United States Supreme Court has issued a ruling that has prompted vigorous debate over the future of the fair use doctrine under the Copyright Act. On May 18, 2023, in Andy Warhol...more

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A Picture, A Painting, and A Prince: The Supreme Court Addresses the ‘Fair Use’ Doctrine

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On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 43-page majority opinion in the case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, No. 21-869, 598 U.S. Facts. The facts of the case center around...more

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Purple Pain: Warhol's Prince Series Isn't Fair Use of Photographer's Image

In a case spanning nearly 40 years of art and touching the estates of two of the world’s most well-known artists, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified its position on the application of the fair use...more

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Lightbulb Moment: It’s Possible to Grant an Implied Copyright Sublicense

Addressing for the first time the issue of implied copyright sublicenses, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that where a copyright license provides an unrestricted right to grant sublicenses, a copyright...more

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A Man Walks into a Bar...And Fair Use Is Found

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It is no secret about the proliferation of copyright lawsuits that have been filed over the past four years over the unauthorized use of photos online, many against media companies that seek to shield themselves from...more

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Good Faith Belief That Content Isn’t Copyrighted Is Bad Infringement Defense

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Addressing whether the fair use defense applies to the use of stock photographs under the Copyright Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concluded that a company’s commercial use of an unlicensed photograph...more

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Online Publishers Beware: An iPhone Snap May Go Viral, but Unauthorized Commercial Use is Still Not Fair Use

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When nuptials are celebrated at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, the newlyweds may be in for a surprise when the owner drops by to provide a photo op for the wedding party. Such an act in 2017 yielded a snapshot of...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2019

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Deregulation is the New Buzzword in Washington — Except in the Tech Industry - The past year has been a volatile one, from trade wars to the government shutdown to a stock market dive. One constant that U.S. businesses have...more

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Cambridge v. Becker – A Copyright Win For Publishers or an Enlargement of Fair Use?

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Recently the 11th Circuit addressed on appeal the question of whether fair use insulates from copyright liability a University which offers to its students a digital repository of reading material culled from third party...more

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