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

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