Supreme Court rules Congress can re-copyright public domain works → #politics  #i am so confused by everything right now  #WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK 

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   “some restriction on expression is the inherent and intended effect of every grant of copyright.”...

7. mayra-quijotesca reblogged this from lakrymosa and added:

   WHAT. No. Fuck this and everything about it. Public domain works do NOT need to be re-copyrighted. Shit, my ability to...

8. lakrymosa reblogged this from phemecalliope and added:

   I like how the Supreme Court justices think that public domain doesn’t encourage anyone

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   “If they choose not...respect copyrights as intended, then neither shall we.” -Matt Clary...

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    One didn’t vote and it would still be valid, no matter what.

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    This is bullshit. The article says 6 to 2, when EVERYONE knows that all Supreme Court rulings have NINE judges present.

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    I can’t even formulate a decent response. All of these fucking copyright bills lately are just getting absurd.

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    I fucking give up.

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19. greeneyes09 reblogged this from eddplant and added:

    What. The. Fuck.

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    Well that’s just peachy.

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    Can I move to the UK now? Or Canada? Will they even accept me after all this bullshit? ):

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36. murasakiame reblogged this from nedhepburn and added:

    Wtf? Oh come on, it’s on public domain for a reason.

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    Then WTF’s the point of having an expiration on a copyright in the 1st place?! JFC.

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    Congress shouldn’t have the power to re-copyright things. That power should rest in the hands of the creator or his/her...

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    UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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    Jesus fucking Christ. I wonder how many choir and music programs this is going to kill. So many schools already have...

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46. chuchurei reblogged this from devonwood and added:

    Everyone can say bye-bye to public domain sheet music and art in general. As if schools didn’t fuck over our creativity...

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