The UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic recently learned that The Association of Art Museum Directors made use of our Fair Use Jurisprudence Project database while preparing its Updated Guidelines for the Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials and Works of Art by Art Museums.
In response to contemporary judicial decisions on fair use with wide-ranging implications for the art world, such as Marano v. Metropolitan Museum of Art and Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, the AAMD recently updated its fair use guidelines, originally published in 2017. Lauryn Guttenplan, former Deputy General Counsel of the Smithsonian Institution and one of the update’s chief architects, reached out to the Clinic to let us know that the Fair Use Jurisprudence Project was credited by name in the Guidelines. According to Ms. Guttenplan, “this database served as an invaluable resource in the preparation of this update to the Guidelines and would be equally beneficial for anyone who needs ready access to current fair use developments.”
Our team was thrilled to hear this news. Clinic Director Jack Lerner remarked, “This is why we do this work. Organizations like AAMD and the museums they represent need access to free, comprehensive resources—especially when it comes to fair use, which is more important than ever even while constantly changing as both technology and practice evolve.”
Our clinic will continue to update the Fair Use Jurisprudence Project as new cases come out, and we are optimistic that this resource will continue to be useful well into the future. Go here to access the full database.
