Does complying with copyright laws violate the First Amendment?

[cjh]

The First Amendment provides: "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech . . . ."

Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Constitution authorizes Congress "[t]o promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

Congress has enacted a comprehensive set of laws protecting " original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device." See http://www.copyright.gov/title17/

Copyright protection is not dependent upon registration: http://copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#protect.

"Works of authorship" found on websites are protected. http://copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html#website ; http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/copyrightable-subject-matter

Bulletin board operators can be secondarily liable for copyright infringement when their users publish copyrighted materials on their boards: http://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/907_FSupp_1361.htm

Vetteman claims that his First Amendment rights have been violated because Laurel has enforced a rule prohibiting wholesale posting of copyrighted materials on her board.

It's true that it is the first time she's ever exercised that authority on one of my posts in the 11 years I've been here. So some liberal who doesn't believe in free speech doesn't want to see what I have presented, so they cry to Laurel to have my posts censored.

First it's get out of the GB because Playgrounders don't believe in free speech, and now there's an excuse to censor the Politics Board with a rule #3 proscription for the first time in 11 years. Miles asked a question, when has this happened to a liberal? This place is evolving into exactly what I and others predicted it would.

I am trying to determine whether Vette's free speech rights have been violated. Please help me with this by selecting each choice that is "true."

 

[Liar]

His fee-fees has been hurt. That's way worse.

 

[about_average]

Vetteman claims that his First Amendment rights have been violated because Laurel has enforced a rule prohibiting wholesale posting of copyrighted materials on her board.

I didn't vote because "Vetteman doesn't know what the First Amendment Means" wasn't an option.

 

[1sickbastard]

There's no "Dolf" option, so your poll is meaningless.

Other options you missed;

First Amendment rights arbitration are the sole domain of those flogging their brand of conservatism.

First Amendment rights do not apply in privately funded, privately managed, web forums.

Laurel is more worried about copyright infringement lawsuits than butthurt posters on the free forum she runs.

It's all a librulz media conspiracy, FRRREEEEEEDUUUUUUUMMMM!

Laurel is not Congress, but the Supreme Court Justice of Literotica & her rulings on her rules are da rulz.

Laurel did vetteman a huge favor. Now he has something to bitch about without having to be told first by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh or Breibart's.

Laurel is getting huge kickbacks from Preparation H, which is making huge profits on soothing vetteman's butthurt

Someone really needs to up his prozac dosage

Seriously, what kind of perverted freak only comes to a porn site to argue politics?

And also AA's contribution:
Vetteman doesn't know what the First Amendment Means

 

[Adre]

Laurel need not worry, I don't bother reading the useless crap Vette steals and posts.

 

[CandiCame]

There's no "Dolf" option, so your poll is meaningless.

Other options you missed;

First Amendment rights arbitration are the sole domain of those flogging their brand of conservatism.

First Amendment rights do not apply in privately funded, privately managed, web forums.

Laurel is more worried about copyright infringement lawsuits than butthurt posters on the free forum she runs.

It's all a librulz media conspiracy, FRRREEEEEEDUUUUUUUMMMM!

Laurel is not Congress, but the Supreme Court Justice of Literotica & her rulings on her rules are da rulz.

Laurel did vetteman a huge favor. Now he has something to bitch about without having to be told first by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh or Breibart's.

Laurel is getting huge kickbacks from Preparation H, which is making huge profits on soothing vetteman's butthurt

Someone really needs to up his prozac dosage

Seriously, what kind of perverted freak only comes to a porn site to argue politics?

And also AA's contribution:
Vetteman doesn't know what the First Amendment Means

I giggled.

 

[Littlefinger]

First Amendment rights do not apply in privately funded, privately managed, web forums.

Laurel is more worried about copyright infringement lawsuits than butthurt posters on the free forum she runs.

/thread

It's not considered speech to lip synch while another person's voice is being heard.

 

[RjThoughts]

There's a different between the Constitution Vetteman and his ilk believe exists and the actual one. Since this isn't run by the government, free speech need not apply.