COPYCENSE

"A lawsuit brought by a group of Internet archivists against recent congressional actions expanding copyright protections has been dismissed by a federal judge.

"The case was led by Net pioneer Brewster Kahle, whose most recent Internet Archive project aims to make a huge digital archive of Web sites and other media. The court’s ruling, issued late last week, marks another setback for a movement of activists and scholars against expanding legal protections for artistic works.

"The court relied primarily on last year’s Supreme Court ruling (.pdf) that said Congress had the power to extend the term of copyright."

John Borland. Court Nixes Lawsuit Fighting Copyright Law. News.com. Nov. 24, 2004.

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