fair use Archives

Delhi HC: Copyright strike notices on digital platforms, without follow-up legal action, attract groundless threats remedy

“As per the YouTube Policy, Strike Notices are not capable of affording resolution of the disputes between the parties on the aspect of the infringement of the copyright.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Andy Warhol Foundation’s commercial licensing of ‘Orange Prince’ to Condé Nast cannot be defended as fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s copyrighted photo of Prince

Affirming the decision of the Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit), the Court with a ratio of 7:2 held that first fair use factor as under 17 US Code §107(1) favours Lynn Goldsmith and not AWF.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

[Google v. Oracle] SCOTUS | Google’s copying of the Java SE API, taking only what was needed to allow programmers to put their accrued talents to work in a transformative program, constituted fair use

Supreme Court of The United States: In a major decision in the copyright dispute between Google and Oracle over copying certain lines

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

The Prince Series by Andy Warhol depicting the singer did not constitute “fair use” of the source photograph by Lynn Goldsmith || Detailed Report ||

United States Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit): While deciding the instant dispute between renowned celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith and Andy Warhol Foundation