Legal Opinion
Graham v. Prince
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 18, 2017No. 15-Cv-10160(SHS)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
SIDNEY H. STEIN, U.S. District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. Background.. .371
A. The Parties.. .371
B. Graham’s Rastafarian Smoking a Joint... 371
C. Prince’s Untitled and New Portraits Exhibition... 372
D.1 Plaintiffs Cease and Desist Letter and Defendants’ Subsequent Use of the Image... 374
E. This Action.. .376
II. Motion to Dismiss Standard.. .376
III. Fair Use..,376
A. Legal Standards,. .376
B. Application of..the Fair Use Factors...379 , ■ .
1. Purpose and Character of the Use. . .380
a. Transformative use... 380
b. Commercial Use.. .382
2. Nature of the Work... 383
3. Amount and…
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