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from the NYT: An early history on free expression in art.

by Melissa Singson, posted on July 24, 2009 - 4:10pm

The New York Times wrote an interesting article recently to commemorate the anniversary of Grove Press, Inc. v. the United States Postal Service.
(Read the order here: http://www.usps.com/judicial/1959deci/err-2.htm, and if you can help me figure out how to access the supplementary documents for a good read I would be truly grateful!)

Substantive Tags: free speech

Coming Through the Rye No More

by Melissa Singson, posted on July 2, 2009 - 7:55am

The verdict has just come through in the US District Court of Manhattan that has effected an injunction versus a Swedish author's "unauthorized" sequel to JD Salinger's beloved "Catcher in the Rye." The judge argues that the story, revolving around the adventures of an elderly man named "Mr. C." escaping from his retirement home, does not adequately fulfill the qualities of being a parody of the iconic protagonist Holden Caulfield.

Substantive Tags: Fair Use Project, free speech
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