Warhol Open Season!

Roll out the barrel! NEWSgrist has a great post about the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts' declaration that artists can do what they will with Warhol imagery.

According to the NEWSgrist report:

The Warhol Foundation is "vigorous in enforcing our rights when it comes to people wanting to use Warhol's art for commercial purposes," Wachs said. But when it comes to artists and scholars, the rules are very different. "We permit artists to use and reference Warhol work without charge and without challenge." And "we let scholars use Warhol imagery for just a nominal fee to cover the cost of administering the rights." Wachs told me later, "We're Lessig when it comes to artists and scholars" and "Disney when it comes to commercial use."

O, happy day! Let the games begin!

'Adolf Warhol' Bill Pocock, 2006