A sticky public domain issue that threatens free speech

Talking about Jimi Hendrix, the Star-Spangled Banner, and Free Speech at the Supreme Court » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union: "Our brief argues that the First Amendment doesn't permit Congress to take away the public's right to use speech that has previously been in the public domain whenever it wants to do so. Speech based on words first used by others — like political signs or t-shirts — are entitled to full First Amendment protection."

Worth a careful read.

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