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Velvet Underground’s Copyright Claim Against Warhol Foundation is Dismissed, Trademark Case Goes On

Posted in Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trademark

The U.S. District Court in Manhattan has dismissed the copyright claim filed by the Velvet Underground against the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over the iconic “banana” image from the cover of the legendary The Velvet Underground and Nico album.  Without reaching the merits of the claim, the court ruled that the Velvet Underground had… Continue Reading