Supreme Court: Warhol's image breached copyright.

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Supreme Court: Warhol's image breached copyright.
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that Andy Warhol's painting of Prince infringed on the copyright of the original photographer, Lynn Goldsmith. The court ruled that Warhol's work did not fall under fair-use laws by seven votes to two. The Andy Warhol Foundation argued that his work was sufficiently transformative from Goldsmith's photo, which the painting was based off. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote Goldsmith's "original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists".

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