In March 2011, U.S. District judge Deborah
Batts ruled against Prince and ordered the defendants to destroy remaining copies of the catalogue and unsold paintings that make use of Cariou's photographs.
In March 2011, U.S. district judge Deborah
Batts ruled against Prince and ordered the defendants to destroy remaining copies of the catalogue and unsold paintings that make use of Cariou's photographs.
Last Friday, Judge Deborah
Batts ruled against famed artist Richard Prince in the Patrick Cariou v. Richard Prince, Gagosian Gallery, et al 08 CV 11327 (S.D.N.Y. March 18, 2011)(Batts, J.), finding the artworks to be copyright infringements.
For that reason, and because Mr. Prince used the imagery for commercially available paintings, Judge
Batts ruled that he and the Gagosian gallery violated Mr. Cariou's copyrights.
Last Friday, Judge Deborah
Batts ruled against famed artist Richard Prince in the case of Patrick Cariou v. Richard Prince, Gagosian Gallery, et al 08 CV 11327 (S.D.N.Y. March 18, 2011)(Batts, J.), finding that the artworks in Prince's Canal Zone exhibition — held at Gagosian in 2008 — constituted copyright infringement.
In March 2011, federal judge Deborah A.
Batts ruled that Richard Prince had violated the law by using another photographer's work as the basis of his own.
Not exact matches
I find it makes a very clear and persuasive argument for throwing out Judge
Batts» sweeping
ruling, and it's a nice, not too esoteric discussion of appropriation and fair use as well.
And in even more interesting news, Joy Garnett just gave me a heads up that the Warhol Foundation has actually filed an amicus brief in Cariou v. Prince, warning the courts that if Judge
Batts»
ruling were to stand, it would put works by other artists in jeopardy, and would cause «such uncertainty in the field as to cause a chilling effect on the creation of new works.»
US District Judge Deborah
Batts has
ruled Prince's series to have «no message,» hence not transformative enough for «fair use» and in violation of the copyright laws.
Parsing Patrick Cariou v. Richard Prince: The Copyright Infringement
Ruling — Paddy Johnson A break down Judge Deborah Batts» insanely bad ruling in the Patrick Cario v. Richard Prince
Ruling — Paddy Johnson A break down Judge Deborah
Batts» insanely bad
ruling in the Patrick Cario v. Richard Prince
ruling in the Patrick Cario v. Richard Prince case.
My gut on this: I do not mind Prince / Gogo getting their comeuppance — the schadenfreude quotient is high — but Prince is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to appropriation, and this
ruling by
Batts muddies the waters and complicates conventional artistic practice across the board.
US District Judge Deborah
Batt didn't buy it, and
ruled in Cariou's favor, ordering all the infringing works be destroyed.
Last year, U.S. district court judge Deborah
Batts sent shock waves through the art world when she
ruled that Prince's «Canal Zone» collages, which incorporate photographs from Cariou's book, «Yes, Rasta,» infringed on the photographer's copyright.
But
Batt's experience with TCBY is truly the exception to the
rule, says Mitchell with The Entrepreneur's Source.