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Kali Yuga · 03-09-2011, 07:16 PM

H'm, looks like it should be a good case.

However, they won't work on it until at least October. All they did today was agree to hear the case in the next term.

I for one believe that once something goes into the public domain, it should remain in the public domain; but also that international copyrights should be expected. E.g. if a composition by Prokofiev is PD in the US, but still under copyright in the UK, a US-based library should take reasonable steps to ensure that it is not distributing its PD copies to the UK.

Unfortunately the current SCOTUS is likely to merely state that Congress has the authority to re-institute a copyright, as long as it meets the "limited duration" test. But, we'll see what actually happens. In a year or so.

03-09-2011, 07:16 PM	#3
Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	H'm, looks like it should be a good case. However, they won't work on it until at least October. All they did today was agree to hear the case in the next term. I for one believe that once something goes into the public domain, it should remain in the public domain; but also that international copyrights should be expected. E.g. if a composition by Prokofiev is PD in the US, but still under copyright in the UK, a US-based library should take reasonable steps to ensure that it is not distributing its PD copies to the UK. Unfortunately the current SCOTUS is likely to merely state that Congress has the authority to re-institute a copyright, as long as it meets the "limited duration" test. But, we'll see what actually happens. In a year or so.