[JerseyanExile]

This may not be the freshest of news, but I only just stumbled across it, and a bit of searching showed up nothing here about it.

[LukeL]

I guess this means George Romero can get his rights to Night of the Living Dead back, although in that case a copyright was not included in the official print of the film, I don’t know if this ruling restores implied copyrights as well.

[GOP Poet]

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[Razzz42]

I don’t get it...Now you can get a copyright for work that you or some controlling party hadn’t applied for in the past??? Then the clock resets for copyright protection??? This was to conform to international copyright protection laws???

And this from a court that is going to hear O’bummer healthcare arguments that Congress so happily passed. Don’t get your hopes up, so to speak.

[BuckeyeTexan]

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

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[Usagi_yo]

The way I read the constitution, Congress was granted the ability to set copyright and patents as they see fit. I don’t think they need the Scotus or Potus or even in fact a particular law. Just a uniform, consistent and documented policy.

[Slings and Arrows]

Interesting little nugget buried in the story:

Justice Elena Kagan did not participate in the case, presumably because she had worked on it as United States solicitor general.

Why not? Didn't stop her with 0bamaCare.