Copyright Litigation Blog: Sculpture, History, Copyright Infringement and Fair Use of the Korean War Veteran's Memorial

Sculpture, History, Copyright Infringement and Fair Use of the Korean War Veteran’s Memorial

Copyright law, litigation, civil procedure and fine art for lawyers.

Link: http://copyrightlitigation.blogspot.com/2010/03/sculpture-history-copyright.html

The Gaylord case involves the United States licensing a photograph of a sculpture to use the photograph on a postage stamp.   Although the photograph was properly registered as a derivative work of Gaylord’s sculpture, the U.S.P.S. neglected to license the right to use the underlying sculpture itself.