Richard Prince, an artist who appropriates images like Andy Warhol did, is being sued. But experts said the Supreme Court’s Warhol ruling may have little impact on the case.
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Supreme Court Warhol Ruling Shouldn’t Hurt Artists. But It Might.
The Supreme Court decision over Andy Warhol’s use of Lynn Goldsmith’s Prince photograph was decided on the narrow grounds of a licensing issue. But it could still have a chilling effect.
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Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol in Copyright Case
The question for the justices was whether the artist was free to use elements of a rock photographer’s portrait of the musician Prince.
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Prince Photo or Just Formerly Known as One? Supreme Court Weighs Warhol’s Art.
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.
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Supreme Court to Hear Copyright Fight Over Andy Warhol’s Images of Prince
The justices will decide whether the artist’s reliance on a photograph of the musician was copyright infringement or protected as a new, transformative work.