One of the more challenging issues for writers, photographers, and other creatives is the fair use provision of the U.S. Copyright Law.
Essentially, fair use allows you to use someone else’s copyrighted work without permission. But how much of the work and under what circumstances? That question can be hard to answer.
Attorney Kathryn Goldman shared the news of a case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear.
Photographer Lynn Goldsmith sued the Andy Warhol Foundation for copyright infringement because Warhol used one of Goldsmith’s images of the musician Prince to create a series of silkscreen prints. Goldsmith won. Goldman summarized the Second Circuit’s decision: “[j]ust because Warhol is famous, he can't slap his recognizable style on someone else's protected work and call it fair use.”
The Warhol Foundation appealed, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
Goldman's article, New Fair Use Guidelines: the Defense Narrows, is essential reading for anyone who creates copyrighted material or uses copyrighted material in creating their own work.
Jacquelyn Lynn is an inspirational author, ghostwriter, and self-publishing consultant whose credits include more than 45 books, 3,000+ magazine articles, ebooks, blogs, white papers, and more.
Jacquelyn's latest book is Christian Business Almanac: The Ultimate Daily Guide for Kingdom-Driven Entrepreneurs and Leaders.
She is the author of the nonfiction books Simple Facts About Self-Publishing (Second Edition), Words to Work By: 31 devotions for the workplace based on the Book of Proverbs and Finding Joy in the Morning: You can make it through the night as well as the novel Choices (A Joyful Cup Story). With her husband, she is the co-creator of several coloring books for adults and the novelty My Book About series.
Jacquelyn's latest book is Christian Business Almanac: The Ultimate Daily Guide for Kingdom-Driven Entrepreneurs and Leaders.
She is the author of the nonfiction books Simple Facts About Self-Publishing (Second Edition), Words to Work By: 31 devotions for the workplace based on the Book of Proverbs and Finding Joy in the Morning: You can make it through the night as well as the novel Choices (A Joyful Cup Story). With her husband, she is the co-creator of several coloring books for adults and the novelty My Book About series.
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