In the neverending Tasini case (technically Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick) over electronic rights to articles written by freelancers, the Supreme Court has changed the game again. Today they overruled a Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had rejected an $18 million settlement between writers and publishers. The appellate court had said it did not have jurisdiction to approve the agreement because nearly all of the copyrighted articles in question had not been registered with the Copyright office. (The link is brief since the verdict was just announced; expect more during the day.)Wire report
