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Restoration of Copyright in Foreign Works Passes Constitution Muster

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Excerpt from Restoration of Copyright in Foreign Works Passes Constitution Muster
by Paul Devinsky and Rita Weeks

In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upholding a federal law that restored copyright protection to foreign works that had entered the public domain in the U.S.  Golan v. Holder, Case No. 10-545 (Supr. Ct., Jan. 18, 2012) (Ginsburg, Justice) (Breyer, Justice, dissenting, joined by Alito, Justice).

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