March 30, 2024
US art appropriator, Richard Prince, may have finally met his match in the legal arena after a judge green lit a copyright lawsuit against him over the infamous ‘New Portraits’ Instagram series.
A New York federal judge refused to throw out two lawsuits filed by photographers, Donald Graham and Eric McNatt, despite Prince requesting dismissal by once again arguing his work is Fair Use, a controversial exception to copyright infringement. Read more
US professional photographer, Lynn Goldsmith, has won her enormous six-year copyright court case against the Andy Warhol Foundation, setting clear new precedent about Fair Use that will benefit fellow photographers and creators. Read more
A US appeals court has ruled that Andy Warhol’s silkscreen prints of musician, Prince, which were created using an image by photographer, Lynn Goldsmith, is… Read more
The Federal Government has announced proposed copyright reform bringing , and while this includes the potentially troubling Orphan Works exception, the more controversial and harmful US-style Fair Use exception is no longer a consideration. This marks the beginning of an end to an eight-year inquiry into reforming copyright, with Australian creatives likely to welcome the reforms which mostly benefit cultural and educational institutions. Read more
A New York judge has thrown out a copyright lawsuit after celebrity photographer, Lynn Goldsmith, claimed Andy Warhol unlawfully created artworks by using her photo… Read more
An American photographer has lost a seemingly straightforward copyright claim against the Republican National Committee (RNC), with the judge ruling the political party’s image theft… Read more
A US judge has rejected Esquire Magazine‘s claim that it qualified for the Fair Use defence to copyright infringement when it stole and published a… Read more
Tamron’s CEO, Shiro Ajisaka, has resigned after an internal investigation, prompted by a whistle blower, found he misappropriated company funds for at least five years.… Read more
The NSW Government’s Powerhouse Photography has announced its latest commission, Yesterday New Future (Liddell), by Sydney-based photographer, Merilyn Fairskye. Fairskye is described as an ‘artist… Read more
The NSW Government’s Powerhouse has acquired the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) archive, valued at $1.6 million, and will continue the Centre’s legacy through a new initiative, Powerhouse Photography. Read more
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