Fair use or copyright infringement?

October 18, 2022 at 3:34 am

PURPLE FAMEIn 2019, a federal judge ruled in favor of Andy Warhol and the foundation established after his death regarding the “Prince Series” of screenprints he made for Vanity Fair in 1984. For $400, Vanity Fair licensed one of photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s black-and-white studio portraits of Prince from December 1981 […]

Activism in art

March 9, 2021 at 9:07 pm

AFTER LEARNING OF ARTIST NADIA Plesner’s drawing Simple Living, which prominently features a Louis Vuitton handbag, the company sued her. The juxtaposition of symbols of incredible wealth beside extreme poverty is a staple of her work. Mass media inspires her. Are children who happen to be refugees more important than […]