Supreme Court Limits Fair Use for Andy Warhol's Prince Print Series.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Andy Warhol's use of a photographer's portrait of Prince for a series of pop-art images was not protected by fair use, limiting the reach of the defense to copyright infringement claims. The court found that the photographer's "original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists" like Warhol. The decision tests the reach of the defense and how courts should evaluate if works based on others are meaningfully transformative enough to qualify as a different piece.