Intellectual Property
Apr. 7, 2009
Federal Judge Strikes Part of Copyright Act
Congress violated the First Amendment rights of people who used artistic works that had fallen into the public domain by passing a law restoring copyright protections for foreign authors of those creations, a federal judge has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN JOSE - Congress violated the First Amendment rights of people who used artistic works that had fallen into the public domain by passing a law restoring copyright protections for foreign authors of those creations, a U.S. judge has ruled. Friday's decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis Babcock of Colorado is the first time any provision o...
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