On a side-by-side comparison in a Rule 12(c) motion. Opinion here.
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“Wrapping an Instagram heading around somebody else’s photograph, I don’t see how that is transformative.”
[caption id="attachment_9319" align="alignnone" width="185"] Images in question in the Graham v. Prince copyright infringement case.[/caption] Another article on Richard Prince and his appropriation practice. Not much new here, except perhaps to those as yet uninitiated (or bored).
Art & Law Oral Arguments
[caption id="attachment_9594" align="alignnone" width="300"] Image courtesy of Phil Roeder.[/caption] The Art & Law Program cordially invites you to its first Oral Arguments on Saturday, October 28, 2017. Volume I will take place at NYU's Einstein Auditorium, located at 34 Stuyvesant Street, New York City, and will begin at 4pm. The Art & Law Oral Arguments consist of presenters who present 7-minute talks on works, projects, and ideas related to art and law. Like Pecha Kuchas, Oral Arguments are presented similarly – each presenter has a timed presentation of 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds. That’s just 6 minutes and 40 seconds ...
“Richard Prince’s working methods…apparently not an ‘aesthetic alteration’”
[caption id="attachment_9319" align="alignnone" width="300"] Images in question in the Graham v. Prince copyright infringement case.[/caption] We noted last month that the copyright infringement suit against Richard Prince is moving forward. Here's an interesting article co-authored by copyright guru, Bob Clarida (and Robert Bernstein), on the strategic aspect of Prince asking the court to dismiss Donald Graham's claim because Prince's use Graham's copyrighted photograph was outright fair use. The court declined to do so, and Clarida and Bernstein note the court's 27-page opinion. [Note: article isn't free] In part, they conclude with this: "But the appropriated nature of the Prince work—the "transformative context" it ...
The Status of Fair Use in the Jeff Koons Era
[caption id="attachment_7752" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jeff Koons, Fait d'Hiver (1988)[/caption] Interesting article on the five lawsuits brought against Jeff Koons for his appropriation of copyrighted works. Depending on who you ask, the doctrine of fair use has either been clarified or muddled. One thing the '80s could not have foreseen was the ubiquity of the internet, and how it facilitated access to images and content. Given this technological invention, it is becoming clear to courts of law, and ipso-facto, to artists, that "intent" plays a major role in deciding whether a use of a copyrighted work is "fair." The concept of "intent," along ...
“It simply means the post office is doing a stupid thing.”
One would be hard-pressed to find anything good, functional or smart with the U.S. Postal Service. So, it is not surprising that a bright federal employee would commit this copyright snafu. Enjoy! And don't forget that the sure settlement or damages will come out of our precious tax-payer money.
Does anyone else think it’s odd that the Walker Art Center has hired a law firm to investigate how the Walker’s executive director, Olga Viso, handled the Sam Durant fiasco?
Has anyone even addressed the potential moral rights claims yet?
Images in question in the Graham v. Prince copyright infringement case.
Another article on Richard Prince and his appropriation practice. Not much new here, except perhaps to those as yet uninitiated (or bored).
The Naruto-Slater circus act has been settled.
Judge Richard Posner on his recent retirement. If you’re an art lawyer or interested in art and law, this is one book co-authored by Judge Posner that you must read.
Image courtesy of Phil Roeder.
The Art & Law Program cordially invites you to its first Oral Arguments on Saturday, October 28, 2017. Volume I will take place at NYU’s Einstein Auditorium, located at 34 Stuyvesant Street, New York City, and will begin at 4pm.
The Art & Law Oral Arguments consist of presenters who present 7-minute talks on works, projects, and ideas related to art and law. Like Pecha Kuchas, Oral Arguments are presented similarly – each presenter has a timed presentation of 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds. That’s just 6 minutes and 40 seconds to explain their work, project, or idea related to art and law. The Oral Arguments are followed by a Q&A session.
Volume I will consist of eight presenters, all alumni of The Art & Law Program. The presenters are: Thomas Beale, Abram Coetsee, Terike Haapoja, Nicole Belangeil Kaack, Kenneth Pietrobono, Susan Rosenberg, Vered Snear, and Alex Strada.
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Volume I is a collaboration between The Art & Law Program and Damien Davis (’16). Support for this event was provided by The Art & Law Program, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
Images in question in the Graham v. Prince copyright infringement case.
We noted last month that the copyright infringement suit against Richard Prince is moving forward.
Here’s an interesting article co-authored by copyright guru, Bob Clarida (and Robert Bernstein), on the strategic aspect of Prince asking the court to dismiss Donald Graham’s claim because Prince’s use Graham’s copyrighted photograph was outright fair use. The court declined to do so, and Clarida and Bernstein note the court’s 27-page opinion. [Note: article isn't free]
In part, they conclude with this: “But the appropriated nature of the Prince work—the “transformative context” it allegedly occupies by virtue of Prince’s working methods—is apparently not an ‘aesthetic alteration’ that the Graham court was willing to credit at all.”
Apparently, and certainly at this stage of litigation, a few words added to an appropriated image is not enough. This doesn’t bode well for those that argue that change of context–i.e., taking a photo from a magazine and putting it within the walls of an art museum–is, per se, fair use.
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