Re:Writers who will be entering the public domain in 2015 in...
by twoodfin on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @09:31PM
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It's been to the Supreme Court in Eldred v. Ashcroft[1] and found constitutional, 7-2.
They're right, IMHO. Congress gets to set the terms of copyright, and it's "limited" so long as any particular Congress can allow it to expire at their pleasure. Don't like it? Elect a different Congress.
They're right, IMHO. Congress gets to set the terms of copyright, and it's "limited" so long as any particular Congress can allow it to expire at their pleasure. Don't like it? Elect a different Congress.
[1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldred_v._Ashcroft