In a lively argument over copyright law that included many references to pop culture, the justices struggled to determine when a new work transforms an older one.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fall over whether the artist’s alterations of a photograph of the musician should be as protected as a new, transformative work.
After losing control of his intellectual property — including the book, a classic and a strong seller for decades — he has regained the rights, and is publishing again.
Geling Yan says that she is owed a screen credit for the Chinese film “One Second” — and that companies bringing it to Western audiences are complicit in censoring her.