Mealey's (January 20, 2022, 1:31 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amicus curiae briefs were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 10 and 12 supporting a petition for certiorari by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. (AWF) over when a work of art is transformative for purposes of a fair use defense against copyright infringement, with the amici arguing that the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling against the foundation upended longstanding fair use standards and threatened to chill artistic expression....