In the midst of a battle over SOPA, the controversial anti-piracy legislation, the Supreme Court backed Congress' authority to take foreign works out of the public domain.
Source:Supreme Court Backs Congress' Power to Shrink Public Domain
The new book, Proof of Guilt: Bush Iraq Murders, details that for over eight years, the mainstream news media, Justice Dept, and Congress remained completely silent with a massive cover up about the criminal facts already in the public domain; that Bush and his 40 co-conspirators murdered over 4,450 Americans and 800,000 Iraqi civilians, and caused the lifelong devastating wounding of 650,000 American soldiers. .
(PRWeb November 16, 2011)
In a 6-2 decision in Golan v. Holder, American's top court said that Congress can comply with the international Berne Convention treaty which requires protecting works in the public domain in the United States that are still copyrighted elsewhere.
Source:Supreme Court: public domain works can be re-copyrighted
Analysis In a historic ruling on Congress’s power to give authors and composers monopoly power over their creations, the Supreme Court on Wednesday broadly upheld the national legislature’s authority to withdraw works from the public domain and put them back under a copyright shield. While the ruling at several points stressed that it was a [...]
Source:Opinion recap: The public domain shrinks
Conversocial Adds Priority Handling, Tagging, and Customer History Enabling Customer Service Agents to Focus on Estimated 10% of Inquiries Requiring Individual Attention
(PRWeb January 26, 2012)
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld copyright on works by foreign artists and extended protection on items that may be in public domain already
Source:Court allows re-copyright of public domain works
In the midst of a battle over SOPA, the controversial anti-piracy legislation, the Supreme Court backed Congress' authority to take foreign works out of the public domain.
Source:Supreme Court Backs Congress' Power to Shrink Public Domain
Legendary singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member helps cancer research, cancer treatment and cancer care with reggae arrangement of song from Underground Railroad. Proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
(PRWeb November 29, 2011)
Source:Ben E. King and Pioneers For A Cure Release 'Now Let Me Fly' on iTunes and Amazon to Fight Cancer