From The Washington Post.
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Prince, photographed by Lynn Goldsmith in 1981 |
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a photographer who claimed the late
Andy Warhol should have honored her copyright on a photo of the rock star Prince when creating an iconic artistic image of the late singer.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the court majority in the 7-2 decision, which legal experts said could carry far-reaching implications for copyright protection and so-called transformative art.
The issue is the legal doctrine called “fair use,” which encourages artistic expression by allowing for the use of protected works without the original creator’s permission.