Fair Use for the Rich and Fabulous?
In two recent decisions concerning copyright’s fair use doctrine, the Second Circuit addressed the lawfulness of incorporating one creative work into a new one.…
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Make copyright law less of a lottery
Cross-posted from The Art Newspaper I was delighted when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in favour of Richard Prince in Ap…
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Publicity Rights vs. Public Interest: Fair Use Project Files Brief in Support of Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Hart v. EA
Should individuals hold veto power over depictions of reality? That's the question at the heart of Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc., and we here at the Fair Us…
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Lang v. Morris
Sarah Morris is a well-known multimedia artist and filmmaker. In 2007, she debuted her "Origami" series, 24 paintings in which she reworked, redesigne…
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Second Circuit Victory for Richard Prince and Appropriation Art
Today the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision in favor of fair use in Cariou v. Prince. Reversing the district court’s finding of inf…
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Fair Use Project, International Documentary Association, MPAA, and Film Independent Ask Fourth Circuit to Recognize Creators’ Interest in Repurposing Copyrighted Material for Historical Use
Frederick Bouchat has been serially litigating against the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens organization for more than a decade. Bouchat continues to press his clai…
AP v. Meltwater Amicus Brief
The Fair Use Project filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge in AP v. Meltwater. * Publication Type:Litigat…
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Andy Warhol Foundation Requests Argument Time in Cariou v. Prince
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit requesting that the court allow…
Megaupload Indictment Leaves Everyone Guessing - Part 2
Daily/Journal Op/Ed The first part of this article outlined the mechanics of the Megaupload website, and the novel questions of criminal inducement on which th…
Megaupload.com Indictment Leaves Everyone Guessing - Part 1
Daily/Journal Op/Ed Days after anti-piracy legislation stalled in Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice coordinated an unprecedented raid on the Hong Kong-b…
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Fire in the Blood
An intricate tale of “monopoly, medicine and mass murder”, FIRE IN THE BLOOD is the story of how Western governments acting on behalf of pharmaceutical companie…