The Supremes have agreed (over the Shrub's protests) to hear a case that Lessig's leading that argues that Congress is acting against the public interest with its perennial, perpetual extensions to copyright. Holy moly!
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to intervene in a fight over copyrights, deciding whether Congress has sided too heavily with writers and other inventors.
The outcome will determine when hundreds of thousands of books, songs and movies will be freely available on the Internet or in digital libraries.
