Court Ordered Richard Prince to Destroy Artwork in Copyright Breach Case

The website Slamhype said:

Renowned American artist Richard Prince has been ordered to destroy works worth tens of millions of dollars after the New York federal court ruled that the paintings, which featured reworked photographs by French photographer Patrick Cariou were found to be in breach of copyright.

http://slamxhype.com/art-design/richard-prince-court-ordered-to-destroy-artwork-in-copyright-breach-case/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slamxhype+%28SLAMXHYPE%29

Copy Rights

When artist go to court it serves them up heavy helpings of media coverage. So even if they lose, they kind of win. The above link is about some that lost. Intellectual property laws have always fascinated me, especially if it includes art.
Shepard Fairey created this poster for Obama, which was selling on ebay almost immediately after he gave them to the public to post. Which is why he quit giving them away.



http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37291/copyrights-and-copy-wrongs-learning-from-the-legal-precedents-set-by-jeff-koons-shepard-fairey-and-others/