Because, of course, property rights must always trump all else, the US Supreme Court upheld, 6-1 (Breyer and Alito dissenting, Kagan recused), that Congress can take something that's already passed into Public Domain and put it back under copyright — in this case to align with an international treaty.
How this actually helps promote the creation of new works is, um, unclear. But I'm sure someone will be making money, so that's what counts, right? #ddtb
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U.S. Supreme Court rules against DU professor in copyright case – The Denver Post
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a University of Denver music professor this morning in a long-running copyright case.
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Well it looks like my collection of early Hitchcock films will become a rarity then. Along with the whole original purpose of both copyright and public domain.
Only as long as the US and other countries keep trading increases in the copyright protection period. I mean they can't keep that up forever, right?
Right?