Intellectual Property
Aug. 9, 2013
Green Day did not infringe artist's copyright, but gets no attorney fees
A rock band's unauthorized showing of a graphic artist's drawing as part of a video backdrop at concerts was fair use under the Copyright Act, a 9th Circuit panel concluded Wednesday.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A rock band's unauthorized showing of a graphic artist's drawing as part of a video backdrop at concerts was fair use under the Copyright Act, a 9th Circuit panel concluded Wednesday. The decision affirmed a Los Angeles trial judge denying artist Derek Seltzer's copyright claim against Green Day but reversed the judge's $200,000 attorney fee award to the band. Green Day's use on stage at 70 concerts of Seltzer's "Scream Icon" drawing...
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