The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.

The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.

  • NateNate60@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yes, it is federal. Congress can’t abrogate a state’s sovereign immunity to make them liable under copyright law. In fact, they tried and it was deemed unconstitutional (Allen v. Cooper). States can’t be sued in federal court without their permission (Amendment XI).