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Copyright, patents, the public domain and today's Supreme Court decision
- Natsu 15y agoThis is a good reason not to rely on the courts to strike down the bad parts of SOPA & PIPA. And it's also a good reason to seriously consider something like a Constitutional amendment that clarifies the tension between the First Amendment and the Copyright Clause. They appear to believe that the Copyright Clause gives Congress carte blanche to override any First Amendment concerns and that the Public Domain is not an important part of advancing progress.