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The 404 1,292: Where it's a brand-new day (podcast)

Leaked from today's episode of The 404:

- Watch Kate Kendall drop an F-bomb on live TV after gay marriage ruling.

- California same-sex marriage gets a Supreme Court win; San Francisco celebrates.… Read more

Supreme Court to public domain: Let's fence you in

Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" and H.G. Wells' "Things to Come" may have first been published decades ago, and have long been in the public domain, but that doesn't mean they won't soon be under copyright once again.

That could be the result of a Supreme Court ruling today that Congress can re-copyright public domain works, Wired wrote.

With its 6-2 decision in Golan v. Holder (PDF), the top U.S. court held that Congress has the duty to comply with an international treaty known as the Berne Convention, which permits re-copyrighting works--books, musical … Read more

Digital City 132: MacBook Air shortages, video games and the Supreme Court, 3D phones

This week: We explain the legal thinking behind this week's Supreme Court case on video game sales, check out the latest rumors about a new MacBook Air, and watch Joe compare his new HTC Evo 3D to his original model.

Bonus: Download the show's jaunty theme song as a free MP3 here.

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