Adi Robertson

The Supreme Court is about to decide whether Andy Warhol’s illustrations of Prince fall under fair use law, or whether Warhol violated the copyright of the photographer who took the picture they’re based on — a decision long in the making with a lot at stake. Here, law professor and filmmaker Paul Szynol makes the case for why artists should have the legal right to build on each other’s work.

The ruling doesn’t have immediate consequences for Instagram’s parent company Meta, but the decision might set the stage for future UK liability cases against sites for allegedly hurting teens’ mental health.