On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court held that the “purpose and character” of the Andy Warhol Foundation’s (AWF) use of Lynn Goldsmith’s portrait of Prince did not favor a determination of fair use....more
On April 5, 2021, the United States Supreme Court held that Google did not infringe on Oracle’s copyrights by copying 11,500 lines of Oracle’s Java SE API code....more
4/13/2021
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On April 27, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that annotations in the State of Georgia’s official codes are not eligible for copyright protection. The 5-4 decision marked the first time in over a century that the...more
5/7/2020
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In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held on March 22, 2017 that the “pictorial, graphic or sculptural features” of the “design of a useful article” can be protected by copyright under...more