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Kahle v Ashcroft Appeal Filed

Posted by samzenpus on from the fight-the-power dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive has announced that the appeal of Kahle vs. Ashcroft has been filed. Here is the appeal. Kahle vs. Ashcroft concerns the constitutionality of changing from an opt-in copyright system (which existed for almost 200 years in the US) to the current opt-out system, where every doodle on a piece of paper is copyrighted for 95 years. Yes, they used the word doodle in their appeal. Previous stories here, here, and here."

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  1. If it ain't broke... by LewsTherinKinslayer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I personally fail to see any reason to change mid-stride like this anyways. Was the old opt-in copyright law in some way broken?

    If you want something copyrighted, you should be responsibile to take care of it. I don't give a shit about your Intellectual Property or otherwise if you can't be bothered to copyrighted.

  2. Re:Different question by Seumas · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Judges shouldn't legislate from the bench.

    They don't. They make judgements based on their interpretation of the law. That's what they're hired for. The phrase "legislate from the bench" is just NewSpeak thrown about to gather support from various groups when they don't agree with a ruling.