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The Tenth Circuit ruled that Congress did not violate the First Amendment by restoring copyright protection for certain works that had fallen into the public domain.

Acts like this make it doubly difficult for serious bloggers. You write something without the need to worry about copyright then later the copyright is re-issued. Suddenly you are in violation of a copyright.

Journalists who are trying to obey the law ans respect copyrights should not be forced to be on constant vigil. Once the source was identified as public domain, you should be safe.

Fortunately,  I do receive updates on copyright stories. This does not protect articles I’ve already published. I can’t remember all the sources I’ve used. My source for updates is: Copyrights & Campaigns.

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