On October 9, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the much heralded case of Eldred v. Ashcroft that challenges the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA), which extended by 20 years (and in some cases even longer) the duration of existing and future copyrights.
Stanford Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig, will represent Eric Eldred, owner of Eldritch Press, which provides access to more than 15,000 free online books.
There are several excellent sites through which researchers can review relevant legal documents and commentary on this case, including: Eldred v. Ashcroft, Harvard University’s Openlaw: Eldred v. Ashcroft and Copyright Extension.