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The Briefing – Andy Warhol’s Prince Prints: Not Fair Use!? (Part Two)

The IP Law Blog

They provide a recap of last week’s episode , which covers the Second Circuit decision in favor of Goldsmith, the photographer whose image Warhol used to create the Prince Portraits, and the holding that Warhol’s renditions were not transformative enough to be fair use.

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Is Warhol Bad for Documentarians?

The IP Law Blog

The Supreme Court decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v. The Supreme Court in Campbell v. Take, for instance, the copyright infringement case filed by the rights holder to the Ed Sullivan Show against the producers of the Broadway hit Jersey Boys in Sofa Entertainment v. Some guidance may be found in Sofa Entertainment.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 9, 2022 to July 15, 2022

Broadcast Law Blog

The US Court of Appeals this week determined that the FCC’s requirement that broadcasters confirm by searching DOJ and FCC databases that all buyers of program time on their stations are not representatives of foreign governments was beyond the power of the FCC as authorized by Congress.

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SCOTUS Rules Quiet Title Act’s Time Bar Is Claim-Processing Rule

Constitutional Law Reporter

In reaching its decision, the Court noted the important distinction between “the classes of cases a court may entertain (subject-matter jurisdiction)” and “nonjurisdictional claim-processing rules, which seek to promote the orderly progress of litigation by requiring that the parties take certain procedural steps at certain specified times.”

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The Briefing – Andy Warhol’s Prince Prints: Not Fair Use!? (Part One)

The IP Law Blog

Their discussion covers the Second Circuit decision in favor of Goldsmith, the photographer whose image Warhol used to create the Prince Portraits, and the holding that Warhol’s renditions were not transformative enough to be fair use. The decision overturned a lower court decision in favor of the Warhol Foundation.

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The Nigerian Court of Appeal declines to enforce a Commonwealth of Virginia (in USA) Choice of Court Agreement

Conflict of Laws

Talking about the jurisdiction of the Courts, the Court below, by virtue of Section 272 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) has jurisdiction to entertain cases such as recovery of debts, as in the instant case on appeal. 6] First, the Court of Appeal (Hussaini JCA) in A.B.U.

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Flo and Eddie NY Suit on Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Ordered Dismissed By Court of Appeals – No Issues with Copies Made in the Transmission Process

Broadcast Law Blog

This week’s federal Court of Appeals order was very direct, relying on the state court decision that there was no public performance right to end the case.

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