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Old 01-19-2012, 08:30 AM   #1
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LXer: Supreme Court upholds copyright law


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The Supreme Court upheld a law Wednesday that extended U.S. copyright protection to books, musical compositions and other works by foreign artists that had been available without paying royalties. The justices said in a 6-2 decision Wednesday that Congress acted within its power to give protection to works that had been in the public domain.

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