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      Lessig: Make Way for Copyright Chaos

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      But 20 months ago, the Supreme Court reversed this wise policy of deference. Drawing upon common law-like power, the court expanded the Copyright Act in the Grokster case to cover a form of liability it had never before recognized in the context of copyright — the wrong of providing technology that induces copyright infringement. It announced this new form of liability even though at precisely the same time Congress was holding hearings about whether to amend the Copyright Act ...

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    Jon comments on:

    Lessig: Make Way for Copyright Chaos

    Definitely worth a read: Lessig is one of the more interesting legal minds out there.

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    9:13 am 3/18/07
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