Do online research regarding rights of artists, reproduction and transfer of work, etc. Investigate a real-life dispute regarding intellectual property as it relates to the visual arts. Analyze the case and discuss the outcome of the dispute.
Your response should include the following elements:
details of the original work, who created it and when
how it was used by another party
the nature of the conflict: why the original artist or his/her representative objected to the other party’s use, what legal arguments they used to prohibit or limit that use
the counter-argument: the other party’s justification for their use of the original work
an analysis of any cultural issues surrounding the dispute
a description and analysis of the courts’ final decision regarding the use of the original work
an assessment of the current status of the work and whether the court’s decision worked in its favor