Judge Lynch

Judge Lynch praised the nine victims in the case for their bravery in coming forward.

Judge Lynch told the court he had read victim impact statements.

It was irrelevant that the new images were instantly recognizable as Warhols, Judge Lynch wrote.

The judge’s task, Judge Lynch wrote, is to assess whether the later work “remains both recognizably deriving from, and retaining the essential elements of, its source material.”

Warhol’s Prince series, Judge Lynch wrote, “retains the essential elements of the Goldsmith photograph without significantly adding to or altering those elements.”