The decision could impact on other artists working in the US, because it appears to limit their ability to freely use manipulated images in art. "Without such protection, artists would lack the ability to control the reproduction and public display of their work and, by extension, to justly benefit from their original creative work." "To permit one artist the right to use without consequence the original creative and copyrighted work of another artist simply because that artist wished to create an alternative work would eviscerate any protection by the copyright act," said Judge Pregerson in his ruling. The artist had argued that Friedman's shot was similar to many others taken of Run DMC in the 1980s, but California federal judge Dean Pregerson dismissed his argument, also ruling that Guetta had no defence under a transformative fair use law. He then proceeded to paint the resulting image on the wood, and also glued on 1,000 pieces of vinyl records for good measure. Guetta downloaded Friedman's photograph from the internet, altered it and projected it on to a large piece of wood. A further hearing will decide the extent of damages. Glen Friedman, a well-known photographer, successfully sued Guetta for breach of copyright after a federal judge ruled that a photograph of the rap group Run DMC, which Guetta manipulated for his piece, could be protected by copyright.
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