Prince Photographer Gets DOJ Backing in Warhol High Court Case

The US government backed a finding that an Andy Warhol print used on a magazine cover infringed a photo of Prince, as friend-of-the-court briefs continued to pour into the US Supreme Court on Monday.

The brief from the US solicitor general and US Copyright Office criticized the Warhol Foundation’s argument that the print was fair use because the colorized version added new meaning to Lynn Goldsmith’s photo. It was one in an amicus barrage backing Goldsmith in the past week, answering a slew filed two months ago arguing the high court should reverse of the US Court of Appeals for ...