Eldred Attracts Heavyweight Supporters

dipfan writes: "Opening briefs have now been filed with the Supreme Court for the Eldred v Ashcroft copyright case, arguing that the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is unconstitutional. The anti-extension case has attracted some big name supporters, including Intel, and Nobel prize winning economist Milton Freidman, who argue it is "highly unlikely that the economic benefits from copyright extension" outweigh the additional costs, and that copyright extension reduces consumer welfare. (Previous coverage of the case on /. here and here)"

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Re:If ever there was a case that should win.

[gowen]

If this doesn't prevail before the Supremes, then all hope may be lost.

Is easy to win the Supremes over, just before they make a bad decision shout:

"Stop! In the name of Love
Before you break my heart"

How could they resist...