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Eldred loses, Hollywood happy
From: David Farber <farber () tmail com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 06:48:09 -1000
-----Original Message----- From: Judi Clark <judic () manymedia com> To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu> Subject: Eldred loses, Hollywood happy Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:00:03 -0800 Justices Uphold Copyrights in a Victory for Walt Disney By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:21 a.m. ETWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld longstanding copyrights designed to protect the profits of songs, books and cartoon characters, a huge victory for Disney and other companies.
The 7-2 ruling, while not unexpected, was a blow to Internet publishers and others who wanted to make old books available online and use the likenesses of a Mickey Mouse cartoon and other old creations without paying high royalties.
<snip>The Constitution ``gives Congress wide leeway to prescribe `limited times' for copyright protection and allows Congress to secure the same level and duration of protection for all copyright holders, present and future,'' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said from the bench.
<snip>Congress passed the copyright law after heavy lobbying from companies with lucrative copyrights.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Scotus-Copyrights.html -- Dave ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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