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Tue Dec 6 21:16:59 EST 2011

Copyright Term Extension Act limited free speech, but also questioned Ted 
Olson (the Solicitor General) whether the extension of copyright protection 
rendered the constitutional requirement that copyright be for limited terms 
moot.  Finally, there was some question about whether the Supreme Court could 
render a decision on this issue, since under the Constitution the Congress is 
given the power to set terms.

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<HTML>For information on the Eldred v. Ashcroft arguments in yesterday's Supreme Court hearing, go to http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,55684,00.html. &nbsp;
 
 From reports the court seemed skeptical about Lessig's argument that the Copyright Term Extension Act limited free speech, but also questioned Ted Olson (the Solicitor General) whether the extension of copyright protection rendered the constitutional requirement that copyright be for limited terms moot. &nbsp;Finally, there was some question about whether the Supreme Court could render a decision on this issue, since under the Constitution the Congress is given the power to set terms.</HTML>

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