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DMCA Does Not Apply to U.S. Government

2008-08-08 11:32:17 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...sovereign immunity, which the court describes thusly: "The United States, as [a] sovereign, 'is immune from suit save as it consents to be sued . . . and the terms of its consent to be sued in any court define that court's jurisdiction to entertain the suit In the case of copyright law, the US has given up much of its immunity, but the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Links List 8.15.08

2008-08-15 20:04:33 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
...sovereign immunity which apparently means something like it cant be sued unless it consents to be sued. Hunh the Republic of ScienceLogic-Land? Closing the loop here, a federal appeals court just boosted open-source software licenses by saying that any infringements can now get more severe remedies under copyright law (instead of contract...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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