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Yes, Your Images on Twitter Have Commercial Value
A NY District Court judge has found that Agence France-Presse and The Washington Post infringed on the copyrights of photographer Daniel Morel in using pictures he took in the aftermath of the Haiti...
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The U.S. Supreme Court is tackling a question of increasing importance in the age of social media and the internet: what constitutes a threat on Facebook? Via NPR.
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How to Sue Richard Prince and Win
Artist and writer, Nate Harrison: “Artists should be encouraged to explore the possibilities that copying provides. But that doesn’t absolve them from taking responsibility for their actions. Artists...
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And Yet Another Take on the Prince-Instagram Tizzy
It’s August. Probably not much interesting news to read, or if you’re on vacation and well past your vacation reading, here’s another take on Richard Prince’s appropriation of Instagram images. Enjoy!...
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The Pros and Cons of Artists and Social Media
Without question, social media has transformed how many artists interact with the public, how they brand themselves, and the very nature of how they disperse their work. But where social media opens...
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“Richard Prince’s working methods…apparently not an ‘aesthetic alteration’”
Images in question in the Graham v. Prince copyright infringement case. We noted last month that the copyright infringement suit against Richard Prince is moving forward. Here’s an interesting article...
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Is embedding tweets with images a copyright violation?
I have to study this opinion further, but U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Forrest’s answer of “yes” to this question seems like the correct one (and not that controversial).
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Mercedes-Benz USA sues “shakedown” spray painter
Mercedes-Benz USA is asking a judge to protect it from legal action, or what Mercedes-Benz calls a “shakedown,” over its use of images of Detroit outdoor murals in social media posts.
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Richard Prince v. Donald Graham lawsuit hits the inner city
Images in question in the Graham v. Prince copyright infringement case. Oral arguments took place July 28, 2020. Sorry for delay…Covid crazy over here.
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Félix – A Digital Exhibition
2020 hasn’t been great, but when we’re presented with generous gems we take them. Here’s a new exhibition on Felix Gonzalez-Torres, which coincides with Felix’s birthday, November 26, and the...
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