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Warhol Foundation Moves to Preempt Lawsuit Over Prints of Pop Star Prince

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 17, 2017

Photographer Lynn Goldsmith claims Andy Warhol infringed on her copyright in 1984 when he made a series of prints based on her portrait of Prince.

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Artist Suing Damien Hirst Over Charm Bracelets Needs to Take a Chill Pill [UPDATED]

by Claire Voon June 15, 2016June 18, 2016

In a suit that shows people will sue over just about anything, a Canadian artist is accusing Damien Hirst of copyright infringement — because a series of his bracelets features similar pill-shaped charms as hers.

Posted inArt

How User-Friendly Are Museum Image Rights?

by Claire Voon June 10, 2016June 22, 2016

If you’ve ever considered downloading a digital image of an artwork from a museum’s website, you probably know rather well that the world of copyright is an incredibly murky and difficult one to navigate.

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Settlement Draws Near in Vivian Maier Copyright Fight

by Jillian Steinhauer May 11, 2016May 12, 2016

Part of the legal saga surrounding the estate of Vivian Maier is drawing to a close a year and a half after it began.

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Artist Claims Copyright to Four Photos of Robert Mapplethorpe in $65 Million Lawsuit

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

On Tuesday, the poet, actor, photographer, and makeup artist James R. Miller filed a lawsuit against the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, claiming copyright to four photographs that have been shown and sold for decades as Mapplethorpe’s work.

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New York Times Sues PowerHouse Books for Copyright Infringement

by Jillian Steinhauer February 5, 2016

The New York Times is suing independent publisher PowerHouse Books and its CEO, Daniel Power, over a series of images appearing in a book that’s highly critical of the Gray Lady’s coverage of war.

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Neigh-sayer Calls Foal Play, Asks Family to Pony Up for Snapping Selfie with Her Horse

by Claire Voon February 3, 2016February 3, 2016

The owner of a horse that photobombed a contest-winning selfie, snapped by a three-year-old boy of him and his father, is demanding a share of the prize, arguing that the family should have asked her for permission prior to taking the photograph.

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After PETA Lawsuit, Judge Rules Monkey Doesn’t Own the Copyright to His Selfie

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne January 7, 2016

In 2011, an Indonesian crested macaque monkey took a few grinning selfies with a camera found in his nature preserve. These “monkey selfies” would soon go viral.

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Photographer Sues Artist Richard Prince, Larry Gagosian, and His Gallery

by Claire Voon January 5, 2016January 11, 2016

A new lawsuit greets Richard Prince in the new year. Following the appropriation artist’s unauthorized use in 2014 of a picture of a Rastafarian smoking, its photographer, Donald Graham, is now suing Prince.

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New Year, New Freedoms! Here Is the Art Entering the Public Domain in 2016

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 1, 2016January 4, 2016

The first day of a new year means new entries into the public domain! As we do each year for Public Domain Day, here’s a look at the artists whose work is now out of copyright.

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UK Affirms that Photographs of Public Domain Art Are Fair Use

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 14, 2015December 14, 2015

An ongoing dispute with digital cultural heritage is whether high-resolution images of artworks in the public domain have a copyright when the photograph itself is new or improved.

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In Germany, Your #Foodporn Is Now the Property of the Chef

by Claire Voon August 27, 2015

Think twice before you Instagram your Michelin star-studded meal — at least, if you’re dining in Germany, where even the food on your plate may be subject to copyright law.

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