Appeals Court Shoots Down Copyright Challenge: The case impacts how out-of-print and orphaned works may, or may not, be viewed online. By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek, Jan 23, 2007 http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196903040
"The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an effort by online archivists to challenge the federal law that automatically extends copyright protection for out-of-print and orphaned works." --------- Blog: Appeals court rejects challenge to "opt-out" copyright By Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 1/25/2007 http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070125-8704.html "On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the case of Kahle v. Gonzales, which sought to challenge the U.S.'s change from an "opt-in" copyright system to an "opt-out" system between 1976 and 1992. The ruling was a setback for those seeking to free works that are no longer commercially valuable from the grips of copyright law." ----- Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem akeshet at imj.org.il Chair, MCN IP SIG www.mcn.edu Blog www.musematic.net
