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Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works
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01-18-2012, 03:57 PM
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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...right-decision
While this case, bringing copyrights on foreign works into compliance with an international treaty, is not too objectionable, the decision does have unsettling ramifications as a precedent.
Yup. It basically makes a mockery of both the copyright clause and the first amendment.
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