How A Copyright Case Is Shining A Spotlight On SCOTUS Ethics Issues | HuffPost Latest News
peter.suber's bookmarks 2024-09-23
Summary:
"On Sept. 4, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of book publishers in their copyright case against the Internet Archive. The case, which narrowly involves questions of copyright and the online distribution of books, has garnered the attention of open-internet advocates and the publishing industry, but normally would not generate broad interest.
But if it heads to the Supreme Court, it would make for one of the most glaring examples of the court’s lack of enforceable ethics and recusal rules yet.
Six out of the high court’s nine justices have published books with the publishers involved in the case. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson have all published books or signed book deals with Penguin Random House. HarperCollins has published books by justices Clarence Thomas and Gorsuch. And Justice Brett Kavanaugh is signed to a book deal with Hachette. (None of the publishers responded to requests for comment.)..."