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

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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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