[Morgan Wilson's Exploded Library] shares [How Appealing] news that The Eldred v. Ashcroft reply brief was filed in the U.S. Supreme Court and the 29 pages can now be viewed online at this PDF link.
There are obviously a bunch of heavyweight petitioners on behalf of many solid interests, such as preserving our early heritage, and placing public domain literature in a form that it can be read to the blind (Doesn't the US Disabilities Act have some requirement that things should be accessible to the Blind and people with other disabilities?)
But lobbyists who asked Congress to do the other side of this are also a bunch of heavyweights.
What a shame there can't be some compromise that offers copyright owners an option of opting in or out of this deal, and also provide exemptions for public domain, proprietory systems (open and closed) that have independent protection schemes.
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