Rogers v. koons

I find the case of Rogers v. Koons to be interesting. The case was discussed in The Practices of Looking. Art Rogers took a photograph of a man and a woman holding puppies. Jeff Koons obtained the image from a postcard, removed the copyright label and sent it off with instructions to a studio to have a sculpture made of the photo. Rogers then sued Koons for copyright infringement. The court ruled the case in favor of Rogers because Koons piece was not a parody of Rogers’ wok but was a copy of it, even though the medium was different (pg. 210). I agree with the court’s decision. I sometimes think people try to copy pieces and give the lame excuse that it is a parody. In some cases it truly is a parody and I have no problem with that, but in other cases it isn't. I think sometimes people get away with too much.