Digital copyright law hacks away at First Amendment rights

Article Abstract:

The author discusses the impact of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 on First Amendment freedom of speech rights, as being discussed in the Universal City Studios v. Corley, pending before the US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit in Aug 2001.

Freedom of speech

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'Wind Done Gone' author seeks right to parody classic

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The author discusses the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit's decision in lifting the injunction against the distribution of Alice Randall's parody of 'Gone with the Wind', 'The Wind Done Gone', in Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin.

Injunctions, The Wind Done Gone (Book), Parody

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Justices tell publishers to pay up: decision enforces freelancers' copyrights in digitally reproduced articles

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The author discusses the US Supreme Court's decision in Tasini v. New York Times Co., in which the court ruled that publishers violate freelance writers' copyrights when they digitally reproduce works without paying for them.

Freelance writers

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