Supreme Court rules Georgia state law annotations not copyrightable [pdf]
Aside from the particulars of this case, I feel that the whole subject of copyright is generally anti-competitive and rent-seeking, as codified in the laws and time limits being inflated grossly to suit copyright holders in the current era.<p>In my opinion, the argument that copyright extension incentivizes authors/creators doesn't hold much water.  I generally observe that there are plenty of people willing to create and publish things with absolutely no hope of profit or legal protection, and yet we bend over backwards to extend our protections for the lucky few to the tune of the author's life + 70 years.  Even more if for hire.  Tell me how that's in the public interest.