Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith
The Court held that the first fair-use factor favored photographer Lynn Goldsmith in the commercial licensing use at issue; it did not decide every potential use of Warhol’s work.
- Decision date
- May 18, 2023
- Docket
- 21-869
- Subject
- Copyright and fair use
| Current justice | Role at the time | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | Chief Justice | Joined Kagan’s dissent. |
| Clarence Thomas | Associate Justice | Joined Sotomayor’s Court opinion. |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | Associate Justice | Joined Sotomayor’s Court opinion. |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Associate Justice | Wrote the Court opinion. |
| Elena Kagan | Associate Justice | Wrote a dissent. |
| Neil M. Gorsuch | Associate Justice | Joined the Court opinion; wrote a concurrence. |
| Brett M. Kavanaugh | Associate Justice | Joined Sotomayor’s Court opinion. |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Associate Justice | Joined Sotomayor’s Court opinion. |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Associate Justice | Joined the Court opinion and Gorsuch’s concurrence. |
Evidence locator: Syllabus participation paragraph and opinions; PDF participation page 7. The Reporter’s syllabus is a guide, not the Court’s opinion.
Sources you can check
- Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith · Supreme Court of the United States
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