Supreme Court sides with Prince estate in Warhol copyright case

The Supreme Court ruled that Andy Warhol infringed on photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright when he created a series of silk screens based on her photograph of Prince. The court rejected arguments that Warhol's work was transformative enough to avoid copyright concerns. The ruling has been closely watched by the art world as it balances an artist's freedom to borrow from existing works and the restrictions of copyright law. The case centered on the "fair use" doctrine in copyright law, which permits unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances.