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Re: Court overrules Copyright Act !!
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Hyman Rosen |
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Re: Court overrules Copyright Act !! |
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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:20:10 -0400 |
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rjack wrote:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today
> summarily declared that 17 U.S.C. ยง 103(b) is null and void.
Sucks to be you, doesn't it? First Germany, now the U.S.
Oh, and exactly as I predicted, the proliferation of works
licensed as open source was very much in the awareness of
the court, and helped it reach this decision.