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> On March 23, 2020, the Supreme Court held that the provisions of the Copyright Act subjecting states to liability for infringement did not validly abrogate st
by mannerheim 5y ago
> On March 23, 2020, the Supreme Court held that the provisions of the Copyright Act subjecting states to liability for infringement did not validly abrogate states’ sovereign immunity from suit. As a result, copyright owners suffering infringement by state entities cannot seek the remedies provided by the Copyright Act.
https://www.copyright.gov/policy/state-sovereign-immunity/ https://www.copyright.gov/policy/state-sovereign-immunity/
- dredmorbius 5y agoThanks. That's been effective for ... about two weeks then. Brand spankin' new.
- mannerheim 5y agoThe report is new, the SCOTUS case was last year.
- dredmorbius 5y agoWhat happens if a state decides ... say ... that it wants to host Sci-Hub?
- anticensor 5y agoAlexandra Asanovna Elbakyan would be proud of that.