Georgia Defends Originality, Copyrightability Of Statute Annotations To High Court

Mealey's (November 15, 2019, 9:57 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — With oral arguments fast approaching in a dispute over whether annotations accompanying state laws are copyrightable, Georgia tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a Nov. 8 reply brief that the Copyright Act and high court precedent support a finding that the annotations are sufficiently original and protectable (Georgia, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org Inc., No. 18-1150, U.S. Sup.)....