[FYI] U.S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner on "enormous expansion" of intellectual-property law.

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-966595.html

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Left gets nod from right on copyright law  

By Declan McCullagh  

Staff Writer, CNET News.com  

November 20, 2002, 1:14 PM PT  

WASHINGTON--U.S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner, one of America's 
most prominent jurists, warned Tuesday of an "enormous expansion" of 
intellectual-property law, adding a conservative voice to a chorus of 
criticism that's so far come from the left.  

During a lecture organized by the American Enterprise Institute and 
the Brookings Institution., Posner criticized a 1998 law extending 
the duration of U.S. copyrights. He also attacked the Patent and 
Trademark Office for granting "very questionable" business method 
patents.  

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