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Art Imitates Art: “Pictures Generation” Artist Richard Prince and Fair Use

Posted: Thursday, June 28, 2012 | Posted by Lizbeth Hasse, Esq. | Labels: , , 0 comments


The Fair Use doctrine allows others to use copyrighted material without the copyright holder’s permission under certain circumstances. It sets limits on the exclusive rights copyright law grants copyright owners: the rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, display and make derivative works. Originally a judicially created exception[1], Congress incorporated the fair use exception as a defense into the Copyright Act of 1976 under section 107.