U.S. Supreme Court mulls line between art and theft in Warhol case

[BidenPresident]

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to ponder in a case centering on paintings by the late artist Andy Warhol a question as philosophical as it is legal: what is the line between art and copyright theft when artwork is inspired by other material?

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 centers 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.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us...ine-between-art-theft-warhol-case-2022-10-11/

 

[Yakuda]

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to ponder in a case centering on paintings by the late artist Andy Warhol a question as philosophical as it is legal: what is the line between art and copyright theft when artwork is inspired by other material?

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 centers 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.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us...ine-between-art-theft-warhol-case-2022-10-11/

What did the court say about warhols use if the Campbell soup label? I don't think this is something of major interest to average people