Wired News: Fight for Public Domain Goes On - The Diigo Meta page

• 31 Jul 06
  

  Kevin Wen

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• 09 Dec 04
  

  Judith Neufeld
• 03 Dec 04
  

  David Jennings

  Campaign for so-called 'orphan' works that are out of print to be put in public domain. The US Court Ruling seems to make it more likely that these works will be lost to the public, or only available at exceptional 2nd-hand prices.

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  • Digital archivists aren't giving up on their efforts to free out-of-print books, movies and music from overreaching copyright laws, despite a recent setback in court. District Judge Maxine Chesney dismissed the case filed by Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, and Rick Prelinger, founder of the Prelinger Archives, in late November. The archivists allege that the government's sweeping changes in copyright laws are unconstitutional because they lock up creative works that should be returned to the public domain. The government filed a motion to dismiss, and the motion was granted Nov. 19. Kahle -- who wants to include out-of-print books and films in his nonprofit archive for educational and research purposes -- and Prelinger will appeal the case
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