Comments on: Copyright decision paves way for Mickey Mouse Act challenge? http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/09/10/copyright-decision-provides-a-basis-for-challenging-mickey-mouse-act/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:58:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John Mark Ockerbloom http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/09/10/copyright-decision-provides-a-basis-for-challenging-mickey-mouse-act/comment-page-1/#comment-525204 John Mark Ockerbloom Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:50:05 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7085#comment-525204 Of course, _Eldred_, the case cited by the 10th circuit, was the very case that upheld the "Mickey Mouse" extension in the first place. I've never heard of a case where someone was able to get the Supreme Court to overturn a prior decision on the basis of that same decision. Mind you, overturning the URAA in itself, one possible outcome of the 10th circuit decision if it's upheld, would in itself re-establish or clarify the public domain status of a lot of work. Which I'd consider a good thing. Of course, _Eldred_, the case cited by the 10th circuit, was the very case that upheld the “Mickey Mouse” extension in the first place. I’ve never heard of a case where someone was able to get the Supreme Court to overturn a prior decision on the basis of that same decision.

Mind you, overturning the URAA in itself, one possible outcome of the 10th circuit decision if it’s upheld, would in itself re-establish or clarify the public domain status of a lot of work. Which I’d consider a good thing.

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