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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Cariou Files Appeals Brief—Is this Case Less Transformative Than It Seemed?

Posted in Copyright, Intellectual Property, Uncategorized

Patrick Cariou has filed his much-anticipated responsive brief in the Richard Prince/Gagosian Gallery copyright infringement appeal.  Cariou’s brief makes its stand on the question of transformative use.  The degree to which a derivative work is transformative of a protected work is, of course, a central element of a fair use analysis about which Prince will have to persuade… Continue Reading

Public Domain Rights and Copyright Clash Over The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind

Posted in Copyright, Intellectual Property

The 8th Circuit recently weighed in on the topic of public domain images and copyrighted characters.  As my colleagues Kimberly Herman, Michael Matzka and Laura Stacey explore in greater detail in an advisory about the decision, a number of merchandisers were using images from public domain posters and lobby cards from movies like The Wizard of Oz, Gone with… Continue Reading