[A2k] US Court upholds copyright law on Orphan Works/ Dismiss Kahle v. Gonzalez

[Judit Rius Sanjuan]

 From BNA/with additional information.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected a bid by
Internet activists to roll back federal laws that extended copyright
protection over orphan works, or books and other media that are no
longer in print. The U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court
decision to dismiss Kahle v. Gonzales, which argued that legal changes
made in the 1990s had vastly extended copyright protections at the
expense of free speech rights.

Decision at: http://www.ninthcircuitopinions.com/2007/01/22/kahle-v-gonzales
More information on the case:
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/case/kahle-v-gonzales
Lessig's oral argument :
http://www.joegratz.net/files/kahle-ca9-argument.mp3

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