Copyright made big headlines last week. File-sharing site Megaupload was shut down following a dramatic FBI raid. The Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) generated widespread web protests, resulting in a postponement of both bills. And the Supreme Court upheld a decision to restore copyright to works that previously had been part of the public domain - like Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf.” We’ll break down these convoluted stories with our go-to copyright expert, intellectual property lawyer Jon Reichman.
January 27, 2012
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January 19, 2012
Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works.
“Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public domain, where they can be freely used and adapted, and grant them copyright status again, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.”
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