Prince, Andy Warhol, and Fair Use at the Supreme Court (Video)

When a work of art is created by using source material, does it qualify for the fair use exception to copyright infringement? The US Supreme Court will consider that issue on October 12 when it hears oral argument in Andy Warhol Foundation Inc. v. Goldsmith. At issue, did Andy Warhol violate Lynn Goldsmith’s copyright when he used her photo of Prince as a reference for a series of images that he created of the musician? It will be the first non-software fair use case to go before the court in decades, and has the potential to reshape the boundaries ...