Copyright and King

Posted January 15, 2006 04:48 PM

"The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 1999 that [Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream"] speech was not "generally published" for purposes of waiver of copyright, and that the King estate had the right to enforce its copyright in the speech." I Have a Dream (C), Likelihood of Confusion, Jan 18, 2005.

[See: Wikipedia entry on the case and the decision]

See also: Martin Luther King Documentary Unavailable Due to Copyright Issues (Jan 17, 2005) ; Martin Luther King, Jr.


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