Supreme Court rules against Georgia in copyright dispute

Supreme Court rules against Georgia in copyright dispute

Seattle Times

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday against the state of Georgia in a copyright lawsuit over annotations to its legal code, finding they cannot be copyrighted. The 5-4 ruling splintered the court along unusual lines and upholds a previous appeals court decision. “The Copyright Act grants potent, decades-long monopoly protection for ‘original works […]

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