Copyright Law - 'Fair Use' Doctrine Case at Supreme Court

This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could change the provision of  'fair use' in copyright law.  It has to do with a photograph by one artist used by a magazine, and later that magazine, with a license agreement with that photographer, asked another artist to create something based on it.  Unfortunately, the magazine didn't advise the latter artist that there was a license agreement in place.  In fact, that latter artist went on to make millions ($$s) on the works that he created as a result.

By the way, the subject of the photograph was Prince.  The artists involved were Lynn Goldsmith, the original photographer, and Andy Warhol, the latter artist.

This is a case to definitely one to watch because of the implications for all types of creatives and how copyright law's fair-use doctrine could change based on the decision. 

NPR Article about the Court Case