"Andy Warhol Ruling Limits Fair Use for Copyrighted Images, With Far-Reaching Hollywood Implications. The justices answered whether the artist's use of a photograph of Prince to create a new work constitutes copyright infringement" by Winston Cho.

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/supreme-court-andy-warhol-prince-copyright-1235495647/

The US Supreme Court made its decision today in a copyright case involving whether Andy Warhol's use of a photo of Prince taken by photographer Lynn Goldsmith was allowed as a fair use. The Court said Nope.

Justice Elena Kagan minced no words in telling her colleagues how badly they fucked up. The conclusion of her dissent is on the next page of this post.

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-869_87ad.pdf