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Seltzer v. Green Day: street art in a concert video

Decision date · 7 August 2013

The dispute

Green Day used a modified version of Derek Seltzer’s Scream Icon in a video backdrop during concerts.

The decision

The Ninth Circuit found fair use in the context of the video, which gave the image a different expressive purpose.

Source

U.S. Copyright Office · Ninth Circuit, 725 F.3d 1170

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