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Judge: Live Performance Copyright Unconstitutional

Posted by timothy on from the but-unauthorized-recording-is-still-out dept.

swiftstream writes "CNN reports that a federal judge has ruled in favor of the owner of a record store in NYC in a copyright case brought against him for selling recordings of live performances. The judge said the current copyright code on live performances is unconstitutional, because copyrights last forever, in conflict with the 'limited time' requirement of copyright law."

5 of 249 comments (clear)

  1. Record? by antiMStroll · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Record dupe. :)

  2. Beat me to it by mkop · · Score: 0, Redundant

    repost

  3. DUPE DUPE DUPE by cprice · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A dupe of a story posted earlier today. I emailed the onduty editor who did not take the story down. I am beginning to think the 'email the on duty editor' is just there for placebo effect...

  4. This has to be a record by ravenspear · · Score: 0, Redundant

    SIX STORIES DOWN!

  5. It is a sad day at slashdot... by Techie2000 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    When the editors don't even read their own website...

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