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...does this mean the US government doesn't have to respect copyright? Seems unusual...
by deogeo 7y ago
...does this mean the US government doesn't have to respect copyright? Seems unusual...
- vokep 7y agoApparently so, according to the university's defense they have sovereign immunity so its no biggie.
- drivingmenuts 7y agoThis was in state court. Federal laws may be different.
- hfkajshfaks 7y agoConstitutionally, they aren't. But congress passed laws waiving S.I. in some cases. Of course, laws can be repealed.
- michaelhoffman 7y agoThe U.S. has waived sovereign immunity by statute for various classes of suit.
- smalley 7y agoIt seems like at least parts of the government argue that any government copying is inherently fair use http://www.loc.gov/flicc/gc/fairuse.html http://www.loc.gov/flicc/gc/fairuse.html Fun fact, the government opinion for patents for the government and its contractors is also that the federal government cannot be found to infringe on patents either. At most they say they voluntarily choose to provide reasonable compensation. This especially applies if the use of a patent is deemed to be in the interest of national security.
- dahfizz 7y agoThe US government has sovereign immunity, just like Texas claims here. The difference is that a Federal court can overrule a state's SI. Nobody can overrule the federal government's SI, meaning the federal government cannot be sued for any reason unless it agrees to be sued and forfeits SI in that case. How do people not know this?
- Doctor_Fegg 7y ago...because not everyone on HN is American?
- Ace17 7y agoWhose role is it to enforce copyright?