by Administrator | Aug 31, 2021 | Copyright, Fair Use
The case of Dr. Seuss v. ComicMix isn’t over yet. In December 2020, the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court ruling stating that ComicMix’s use of Dr. Seuss’ materials was fair use. The district court had made this ruling at the...
by Administrator | Mar 30, 2021 | Fair Use
Last Friday, the Second Circuit ruled that Andy Warhol’s “Prince Series” was not fair use and sent the case back to the lower court to determine infringement damages. The case stems from a lawsuit by photographer Lynn Goldsmith. In 1981, Goldsmith took a photograph...
by Administrator | Jan 19, 2021 | Copyright, Fair Use
The Ninth Circuit has completely reversed the lower court ruling of fair use in Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix LLC copyright infringement claim. The original case involved a mash-up of Star Trek and Dr. Seuss. The Dr. Seuss estate...
by Administrator | May 18, 2015 | Fair Use
Here is an excellent article on the most common myths people have about what constitutes fair use. I myself have seen several of these, particularly the one concerning content on the internet, and the belief amongst non-profits that anything they do constitutes fair...
by Administrator | Feb 18, 2015 | Fair Use
The College Arts Association has made their Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts available. Best Practices in Fair Use was released this month. You can download a copy of it here. At 22 pages, it is quite readable, and gives an excellent overview...
by Administrator | Jan 27, 2015 | Fair Use
An interesting ruling came down from the Belgian court the other day regarding a painting an artist had made using a photograph of a politician as inspiration. The original photographer claimed copyright infringement, while the painter argued that it was a parody....
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