Richard Prince piracy case in appeals court
With a an appeal scheduled in the next couple of months, Richard Prince's copyright infringement trial ordeal has been one of the most important events to affect the world of art. The crux of the legal ruling hangs upon whether or not the practice of art appropriation is piracy or its own legitimate art form. The legal caveat and irony here is that to be considered legitimate, an appropriation must "add value" and not be "random" in relation to the original art from which it was appropriated. Essentially, the law is presuming that something subjective, whether a piece of art is being legally assessed or created by the artist themselves, can be regulated and categorized in a cut and dry manner. The implications in the ruling of Prince's appeal will, to say the least, be an enormous game-changer for the art world. Will any resulting licensing and permissions system signal the end of art as we know it? If Prince is victorious, what will it look like if copyright regulations are restructured to deal with the reality of art creation?
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David Noonan Creator of Illusory Found Memories
By Carrie TuckerNoonan's works are much like the famous "young girl/old woman"… >>
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Books Review
Pageant (book by David Noonan and Dan Fox)
