Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is Protected Speech

Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by Overtonwindow on Monday November 20, 2017 @10:55PM (#15745400)

After its thorough analysis, the court declared “(1) that the Australian Injunction is repugnant to the United States Constitution and the laws of California and the Unites States..

Wow, now that's a judicial smack down.

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Re:Court Rules That EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month Post Is... by bdonlan on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:11AM (#15745725)

This is a term of art, defined in the relevant statute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/4104

> Any United States person against whom a foreign judgment is entered on the basis of the content of any writing, utterance, or other speech by that person that has been published, may bring an action in district court, under section 2201(a), for a declaration that the foreign judgment is repugnant to the Constitution or laws of the United States.

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