I want my constitution back!

[mdlbear]

(from catsittingstill) http://nytimes.com/2004/04/12/opinion/12HERB.html (reg required)

Apparently two reporters attending a speech by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at a local high school had their recordings of the speech confiscated. If true (it's an op-ed piece and I haven't checked it out independently), this would be very bad.

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[jilara.livejournal.com]

The legal question could be whether it comes under fair use. Even Martin Luther King's speeches (which are copyright by the family) allow minor "fair use" as long as it's not quoted extensively or parts rebroadcast without proper permissions. (On the other hand, maybe Scalia follows the Scientology precedent.)Gee, sounds like a case for the Supreme Court...(which irony isn't really funny...)