Can you build upon another’s work to create your own original piece? And if you do so, does that constitute derivative work? This is one of those famous cases that encompassed a larger issue in the art world, the issue of appropriation art. Koons was forced to pay a monetary settlement to Rogers. Koon’s defense was rejected under the argument that he could have used a more generic source to make the same statement - without copying Rogers’ work. The court found the similarities between the 2 images too close, and that a “typical person” would be able to recognize the copy. Koons responded by claiming fair use by parody. Upon discovering the copy, Rogers sued Koons for copyright. Koons sold several of these structures, making a significant profit. Internationally, renowned artist Jeff Koons in the process of creating an exhibit on the banality of everyday items, ran across Rogers’ photograph and used it to create a set of statues based on the image. Photographer Art Rogers shot a photograph of a couple holding a line of puppies in a row and sold it for use in greeting cards and similar products. _ Photograph: Art Rogers – 1985 Polychrome: Jeff Koons – 1988 (both via The Design Observer Group) Case Read through some of these famous court cases that have created major public discourse over copyright - how it’s handled, what it means, and why we should all care. Arguments over copyright between creatives happen all of the time, it’s an inescapable issue. Copyright has never been an easy, black-and-white kind of issue.
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