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SCOTUS ruled Andy Warhol Foundation v Goldsmith Warhol Foundation violated photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright on photos of Prince. Warhol's work was not itself a violation but licensing for commercial use does not fall under fair use standard. Copyright Act of 1976.
Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith gives SCOTUS an opportunity to take up the issue of fair use and transformative use as it applies to fine art. This will be the first time since the 1994 decision in the Oh, Pretty Woman case, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.