Court Ruling Limits Copyright Claims

Spamicles writes "A federal appellate panel in Atlanta has reversed its circuit's 6-year-old opinion in a major copyright case, declaring the ruling's mandate on behalf of freelance photographers to be "moot." Until now, publishers could be forced to share with freelancers whenever they reproduce and sell those freelancers' previously published works in merchandise designed for computer access. The new ruling says that reproduction on a CD or other media is not a new use of formerly published issues. The full court decision (pdf) is available online, and Law.com has an analysis of the ruling's repercussions."

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I'm confused

[yada21]

Do we think this ruling is good, because coprights are teh suX0rz eleventyone?

Or is it bad, because corporations are teh suX0rz oh noeess?

(Just wanting to see whih way the wind blows, so I don't say something against the consensus and get modbombed)