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The Supreme Court has sided with individual artists — but against art itself. In a fascinating copyright decision that transcended ideological lines, the court held that Andy Warhol’s distinctive reworking of a photograph of Prince did not count as fair use, thus requiring the Andy Warhol Foundation to compensate the…

The case could have long-term implications for how broadly fair use can be applied.

Justice Elena Kagan argued the ruling would ‘stifle creativity of every sort’

WASHINGTON — Andy Warhol's posters of Prince, some shaded purple and others orange, may have been works of art, but they infringed the copyright of the photographer who captured the original image of the musician, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.