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Getty Museum Sets 4,600 Images Free
Yesterday, the J. Paul Getty Trust announced that they will be "making roughly 4,600 high-resolution images of the Museum’s collection free to use, modify, and publish for any purpose."
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Totally Uncool Jokers: Barbara Kruger's Conceptual Comeback to Supreme Lawsuit
Earlier this month, Complex covered Supreme's hitting Leah McSweeney of clothing line Married to the MOB with a $10 million lawsuit for copyright infringement, as McSweeney did a parody of the streetwear label's logo as "Supreme Bitch." Rightly, Complex wondered what the conceptual artist who inspir
Opinion
UK's New "Instagram Act" Stretches Copyright to Its Breaking Point
The UK has passed a new act that has photographers and other creators worried about maintaining ownership of their images. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act theoretically aims to make it easier for companies to publish orphan works, which are images and other content whose author or copyright
Art
Judicial Activism and the Return of Modernism in the Cariou v. Prince Decision
The Cariou v. Prince decision was handed down last Thursday. I have struggled with what to write primarily because I have been shocked into a catatonic state. How two intelligent minds could draft such an epic disaster is beyond any form of comprehension.
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Richard Prince: Back in Black!
Wednesday night, a decision by a three-judge appellate court panel marked a turnaround in the closely watched copyright infringement case Cariou v. Prince, pitting photographer Patrick Cariou against art star Richard Prince. Hyperallergic consults intellectual property expert Peter Friedman on the n
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Will the UK's New Design Copyright Law Kill Innovation?
Patrick Cariou’s lawsuit against artist Richard Prince for wrongfully appropriating his photographs of Rastafarians into new artworks provided a benchmark for the role of copyright in contemporary art, though the case is still being debated in appeals. But how do those same issues impact the world o
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Artist Avenges a Bad Review, Gets Fined for Copyright Violation #NSFW
What should an artist do when they get a bad review? Taking the criticism into consideration and thinking more about their work is so… difficult. The Danish artist Kristian von Hornsleth incorporated a journalist who wrote a critical article about him in the newspaper Politiken into a pornographic c
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A New Way for Artists to Get Paid for Image Use
Though the internet allows for distributing media and imagery faster and wider than ever before, it has also taken ownership of the image out of the hands of its creators. That means artists can’t necessarily control where and when their work shows up — a revolutionary change from the era when estat
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Bob Dylan's Latest Album Is a Copyright Ploy
Master songwriter Bob Dylan's latest release looks like an invitation to steal. The cover of the 86-track compilation is a photograph of worn paper, like the surface of an old file folder. On the front is scribbled in marker: Bob Dylan: The Copyright Extension Collection Vol. 1. It may put the viewe
Opinion
Happy Public Domain Day!
Continuing a tradition we began last year, we'd like to wish you not just Happy New Year today, but also Happy Public Domain Day!
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Happy Public Domain Day!
Continuing a tradition we began last year, we'd like to wish you not just Happy New Year today, but also Happy Public Domain Day!
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In Bizarre Turn of Events, Beast Jesus Maker Demands Royalties
In what can only be described as the most unbelievable turn of events around the Beast Jesus debacle, Techdirt says the woman at the center of the global sensation is claiming copyright and wants a cut of the tourist money bonanza that has hit the small Spanish church.