tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post7011269941005257103..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Nana-na-boo-boo, You Can’t Sue MeMarie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-79456711459874876342011-02-10T18:27:54.017+00:002011-02-10T18:27:54.017+00:00This is not the first judicial decision to uphold ...This is not the first judicial decision to uphold a claim of state sovereign immunity from claims of copyright infringement. Twice in 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld such claims, in Chavez v. Arte Publico Press and Rodriguez v. State Commission on the Arts. And the Supreme Court had earlier upheld claims of sovereign immunity in patent and trademark cases. <br /><br />Legislation was introduced that was intended to address the issue, but given how the courts have ruled, it might require a constitutional amendment to make it possible for states to be subject to liability for copyright infringement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com