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Does IP Law Protect Influencers’ Aesthetics?–Gifford v. Sheil (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Roberts Its become known as the sad beige lawsuit or the case that asks the question can you ever really own an aesthetic ? Its no wonder this case has generated coverage everywhere from Bloomberg to People Magazine in monochromatic living rooms across the world, content creators are watching and waiting.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Copyright Office.

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