9th Circuit rejects constitutional challenge to copyright laws in Kahle v. Gonzales

Some sad news to report: the 9th Circuit has rejected constitutional challenges to the copyright laws in Kahle v. Gonzales. The opinion is here. Sad, yes, but also positively maddening, for reasons I will explain shortly.

First, a bit of background: Plaintiffs in this case -- the Internet Archive and its Chairman, Brewster Kahle, and the Prelinger Film Archive and its President, Richard Prelinger -- filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that ... Full Story »

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by Kathleen Bates - Oct. 1, 2008

This is ok if you already know the background of the debate between copyright law & public domain. The privitization of public domain seriously damages the rights of people without the means to litigate expensive lawsuits.

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