Eleventh Amendment immunity.(Copyright Corner)

Information Outlook | March 1, 2004| | Copyright

Suppose that a library in a state-supported institution or organization infringes copyright. Is there a reason to bar copyright owners from suing for damages because of the status of the library? Traditionally, state governments and entities have enjoyed sovereign immunity from some types of suits under the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In 1990, the Copyright Act was amended by section 511(a), in response to infringement claims by software producers against state-supported universities that had reproduced copies of software for computer labs on their campuses. ...

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