At stake is 'fair use' of another's work in copyright law as court mulls line between art and theft.
11 October 2022 - 14:02Pages of the more than 140-page petition submitted to the US Supreme Court by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in an appeal against a previous judgment in their case against photographer Lynn Goldsmith, concerning Warhol's use of Goldsmith's images of the musical artist Prince, which the court will hear oral arguments over on October 12, are seen in Washington, US, on September 22 2022.
The justices on Wednesday will hear arguments in a copyright dispute between Warhol's estate and celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith over his paintings based on a 1981 photograph she took of rock star Prince. The case centres on how courts decide when an artist makes “fair use” of another's work under copyright law. The dispute over the legal boundary between inspiration and misuse has drawn broad interest for its implications for artists.
Warhol, who died in 1987, was a central figure in the pop art movement that emerged in the 1950s, known for his whimsical style and bold use of colours. He often created silk-screen print paintings and other works inspired by photos of famous subjects including actresses Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Chinese leader Mao Zedong, boxer Muhammad Ali, rocker Debbie Harry and commercial products including Campbell Soup cans.
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