Copyright vests at creation, which is such an interesting, even religious, idea: out of nothing, the universe. Fair use challenges that concept and says, sometimes, appropriation is an element of creation. In our hearts, we know it’s most of the time. The words we read this morning shape the sentences we form this afternoon. Warhol’s genius was to acknowledge it. His estate’s problem was that artistic statement wasn’t necessarily consistent with how the world did business. That’s why they’re the plaintiff. Great stuff.
Copyright vests at creation, which is such an interesting, even religious, idea: out of nothing, the universe. Fair use challenges that concept and says, sometimes, appropriation is an element of creation. In our hearts, we know it’s most of the time. The words we read this morning shape the sentences we form this afternoon. Warhol’s genius was to acknowledge it. His estate’s problem was that artistic statement wasn’t necessarily consistent with how the world did business. That’s why they’re the plaintiff. Great stuff.
This is a fantastic series of writings, giving an erudite glimpse into a world most of us never knew existed.