Supreme Court Rules Against Putting Foreign Works Back in Public...

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Wed, 01/18/2012 - 14:20

In a 6-2 decision, the high court finds that the U.S. Constitution's promise to promote arts and sciences gives Congress the right to enter into an international treaty allowing foreign right-holders to restore copyright authority on some works that were previously in the public domain.


 

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