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Warhol and Prince Case Could Shake Up Copyright Law

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The Copyright Clash Over Andy Warhol's Print Series

Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan posed hypotheticals during the Supreme Court oral arguments on Thursday night. The Justice's were considering whether Andy Warhol was within his rights to create 15 silk screens of prints using a copyrighted photograph by rock and roll photographer, Lynn Goldsmith. It's not just that Warhol has a different style, it's that unlike Goldsmith's photograph, Warhol's sends a message about the depersonalization of modern culture," said Chief Justice Roberts.

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