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Rogers v. Koons - Piracy or Parody?  

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Rogers v. Koons - Piracy or Parody? "It would be a dangerous undertaking for persons trained only to the law to constitute themselves final judges of the worth of pictorial illustrations, outside of the narrowest and most obvious limits." - Holmes A. Introduction It is apparent at the very outset how the court feels about Jeff Koons. It is no stretch to suggest that Koons did himself no favours by disregarding a court order and flouting the courts authority. However, Koons's conduct and the court's reaction to it aside, there are a number of unsettling things about this decision. I will critically review this decision by pointing out some of the basic flaws in the court's decision. The first and second section will have a decidedly economic bent. This cannot be helped. This is because, in its analysis of fair use, the court is mesmerized by both the economic impact of Koons's...

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