The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.

  • @FlowVoid@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    If some library decided to infringe copyright then it could most certainly be sued for compensation under the Takings Clause.

    Government has a Constitutional obligation to pay for any private property it takes, whether it’s land for a new building or intellectual property.

    • @stevehobbes@lemmy.world
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      21 year ago

      It is fairly clear the parent isn’t a lawyer. It’s also fairly clear they have very little interaction with law in general. I’m guessing more of the sovereign citizen camp.

      • @NateNate60@lemmy.ml
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        21 year ago

        I’m not a sovereign citizen. This is just a point where the law isn’t fair/doesn’t work in the way that you’d expect. See the updated parent comment for sources + legal reasoning.