Kahle

Kahle v. Gonzales

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487 F.3d 697·2007 WL 1394511
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 14, 200704-17434California1,757 words

Opinion

Opinion

Farris, J.

ORDER

The opinion filed on January 22, 2007, 474 F.3d 665 , is withdrawn and an amended opinion is filed simultaneously with this order.

Chief Judge Schroeder and Judge Raw-linson have voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc. Judge Farris so recommends.

The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc and no judge of the court has requested a vote on it.

The petition for rehearing en banc is DENIED. No further petitions for rehearing or for rehearing en banc may be filed.

AMENDED OPINION

Plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their complaint. They allege that the change from an “opt-in” to an “opt-out” copyright system altered a traditional contour of copyright and therefore requires First Amendment review under Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186, 221 , 123 S.Ct. 769 , 154 L.Ed.2d 683 (2003). They also allege that the current copyright term violates the Copyright Clause’s “limited Times” prescription.

Arguments similar to Plaintiffs’ were presented to the Supreme Court in Eldred , which affirmed the constitutionality of the Copyright Term Extension Act against those attacks. The Supreme Court has already effectively addressed…

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