| Copyright Trial Against
Richard Prince Was Pushed Back Now
Judgment Against Prince
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Jan 25 – Artist Richard
Prince was sued in 2016 by
photographer Eric McNatt, for
alleged copyright violation of
the latter's photograph of
musician Kim Gordon.
Now the
case approaches a trial pushed
back to mid-2024, amid ill
health for Prince. On January
19, 2024, U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Sidney H. Stein
held a proceeding. Inner City
Press was there, the only
media in the courtroom.
After a
detailed discussion of what
experts will be able to
testify to, Judge Stein said
it is important the Prince
testify at the trial and
therefore he will put it off
until after US v. Menendez.
Prince's
lawyer Alex Spiro was
responding on health when
Judge Stein noted the Press in
the back of the courtroom.
They went
into the robing room, with
talk of a letter and even call
later on January 19. As of 7
pm, nothing in the docket.
Until January 25,
when judgment was entered:
"FINAL JUDGMENT IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED
as follows: 1. The Court has
jurisdiction over the subject
matter of this action and
personal jurisdiction over the
parties. 2. Judgment is
entered in favor of Plaintiff
and against Defendants for the
claims asserted against them
as set forth in the Complaint,
and Defendants' defenses are
dismissed with prejudice. 3.
Defendants are enjoined from
reproducing, modifying,
preparing derivative works
from, displaying, selling,
offering to sell, or otherwise
distributing the photograph
Kim Gordon 1 (identified in
paragraph 1 of the Complaint),
the Instagram post and the
work Portrait of Kim Gordon
(identified in paragraphs 3,
22, and 25 of the Complaint),
and the art book (identified
in paragraphs 6 and 38 of the
Complaint), including any
copies of any of the
foregoing. 4. Plaintiff is
awarded damages in an amount
equal to five times the sales
price for Portrait of Kim
Gordon (as set forth in BLUM
0001085), plus all costs
incurred by Plaintiff, as
agreed-upon by the parties. 5.
Compliance with this judgment
may be enforced by Plaintiff
and his successors in interest
or assigns, and the Court
retains jurisdiction to
enforce or supervise
performance under this
judgment. SO ORDERED. (Signed
by Judge Sidney H. Stein on
1/24/2024)."
It is McNatt v.
Prince, et al., 16-cv-8896
(Stein)
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