The Supreme Court’s Self-Conscious Take on Andy Warhol | The New Yorker

The Supreme Court’s Self-Conscious Take on Andy Warhol

In a copyright case, the Justices revealed their own anxieties about interpreting precedents.

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Whether the Prince Series is fair use turns on whether Warhol “transformed” the photo on which he relied—and the answer to that turns on what exactly “transformative” means