Perspective
Sep. 25, 2013
Can you depict street art in your own art?
In a case that has implications for filmmakers, the 9th Circuit held that the unauthorized use of a street artist's work in a video backdrop for a concert was fair use. By Mark Litwak
In a case that has implications for filmmakers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the popular band Green Day's unauthorized use of street artists' work as a video backdrop for its stage show did not violate the artists' rights under copyright or under unfair competition law. Seltzer v. Green Day Inc., 2013 DJDAR 10497 (Aug. 7 2013).
Derek Seltzer is an artist and illustrator who made a drawing of ...
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