Controversial copyright ruling based on 'faulty understanding' but shouldn't set precedent

A copyright ruling against a photographer whose work was re-used has been criticized as a "very poor decision," based on "a faulty understanding of the fair use doctrine," by copyright lawyer Bert Krages. The widely-reported 'Brammer v. Violent Hues LLC' case in the Eastern District of Virginia appeared to accept that the use of a crop of a photograph without permission as fair use. However, while Krages questioned the decision, he also stressed that "the decision does not serve as precedent in ...