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Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: Supreme Court rules for income streams over artistic freedom

  • Written by Hannibal Travis, Professor of Law, Florida International University
Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: Supreme Court rules for income streams over artistic freedomAndy Warhol in Milan, Italy, January 1987. Leonardo Cendamo/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

The Supreme Court has made it more difficult to quote from existing imagery, music and text, and harder to critique society by borrowing and amplifying others’ works.

The 7-2 majority opinion in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v....

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