In a landmark ruling earlier this year, the Supreme Court held that the first sale doctrine, which allows for legally acquired copyrighted works to be resold by their owners, applies to all works, regardless of whether they are manufactured domestically or abroad. The ruling comes from the case of Kirtsaeng […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
Copyright Case Law: Second Circuit Holds Commentary Not Required for Fair Use
on Thursday, 11 July 2013 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
In Cariou v. Prince, 11-1197- cv (2d Cir. April 25, 2013), the Second Circuit reversed in part and remanded in part a district court’s determination that artist Richard Prince infringed photographer Patrick Cariou’s copyrights when he used copies of Cariou’s photographs in a series of collages. The Second Circuit held […]
