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Eldred vs. Ashcroft
Sylver Dragon writes "Business week has a story about Eldred v. Ashcroft. Seems that Eldred wants to put some of Robert Frost's works on the web, but, sadly, those were copyrighted. What makes this more interesting, is that the works would have become public domain, had congress not extended the length of copyright after an artists death. So now, the Supreme court must decide if congress overstepped the bounds of the constutional provisions for copyright laws, when they made the last extension. With any luck, the Supreme Court will choose the "road less traveled."" The plaintiffs have a webpage with much information.
.. I wish there were some good sites to read about Robert Frost
or if you want to take the road less travelled
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Supreme Court upholds copyright extension vs. Supreme Court rejects copyright extension
Shall we start the odds at 1:1000000?
"All your judgements are belong to us"
I love creative arguments:
" And it would be a grand defeat for corporations, which claim they would forfeit billions in lost revenues."
And if Congress doesn't let me pass this bill requiring each of the earth's 6 billion inhabitants pay me an annual tax of $1, I stand to lose billions!
(a nice portion of which I'll hand over to lawmakers who see things my way...)
Do not introduce the chaos of factual numbers into the discussion!
Yeah, right.
Is anyone planning to go to the Supreme Court on October 9 to let the Justices know their opinion?
Yeah, the lawyers.
And it's a good thing, too. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to call Tom Daschle and Joe Lieberman to discuss plans for socialist revolution. I hear Lloyd Bentsen has a good blueprint for the violent overthrow of the government. And you should hear Al Gore wax poetic about the withering away of the state!
If it would keep Sonny and Cher's music from being played again, I would be for unlimited copyrights too.
Can we get the courts to declare Jack Valenti to be unconstitutional?
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
think of what Lucas could have done if he hadn't wasted his and our time making his miserable revised Star Wars IV, V, and VI
Ummm... he could already be done with his miserable Star Wars III, following the equally miserable Star Wars I and II?
Yea, we can use the argument that Jack Valenti is as dangerous to the Constitution as the Boston Strangler is to a woman alone.
I'd suggest you don't use Slashdot as your only news source, or you will suffer permanent brain damage.