Court Sides with Koons in Copyright Dispute on Procedural Grounds

A federal appeals court just ruled in favor of Jeff Koons in a copyright case brought against his "Made in Heaven" series, but the decision came down to timing, not the merits. The court found that the artist who filed the challenge, Michael Hayden, simply waited too long to bring the suit. It's an interesting reminder that in legal disputes, procedural details can matter just as much as the actual creative questions at the center of the case. For those of us making work that references places, people, or moments we've encountered, copyright boundaries are always worth paying attention to, even if this ruling didn't really clarify them. Has anyone here ever had to think seriously about copyright when creating new work?

Source: ARTnews — https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jeff-koons-made-in-heaven-series-lawsuit-appeal-win-1234793187/