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Does the Second Circuit’s decision denying the fair use defense bring clarity or confusion to copyright law? Is it time for “appropriation artists” to pay the piper? Is the transformative use doctrine on the wane? Do we see similar arguments under the rubric of substantial similarity? How will the decision effect derivative works?

A practical checklist for attorneys to use when a client seeks advice about potential criminal or civil liability arising out of accessing and/or publishing information where the source (a) was not legally authorized to obtain and/or disclose the information to the press, and (b) insists on being promised confidentiality as a condition for providing the…