I'm having flashbacks of the day that the rulings for Grokster and BrandX were simultaneously released.
In so many ways the fight today is a continuation of how both of those rulings converged. -- David Riordan Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Elizabeth Stark wrote: > On a day of such significance for online activism, this is quite a let down > for the public domain. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Phil Malone" <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> > Date: Jan 18, 2012 7:26 AM > Subject: [berkmanfriends] Big Loss for the Public Domain in the Supreme Court > Today -- Golan v. Holder > To: "Berkman Friends" <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> > http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-545.pdf > 6-2 (with Kagan recused), the Court says Congress is not barred by the > Constitution from ripping works that have passed into the public domain out > and placing them back under copyright. Not surprising but truly unfortunate. > P > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > >
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