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Originally posted by bilmore
Scalia has the policy. The marshall acted on her own authority, pursuant to that policy. Scalia actually had nothing to do with the specific actions - he didn't request that anyone go and get the tapes he saw being made.
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Nor could he. Scalia's "policy" amounts to nothing more than his effort to enforce his copyright. Which is his right, but there's a fair use statute right on point --- reporting is fair use; no remedy for a news reporter's fair use. I don't know that Scalia has any avenue other than to keep his mouth shut when he sees a tape rolling. If I were a reporter, I'd bring a tape recorder to every public appearance. In some states, the reporters could surreptitiously record, and Scalia couldn't do a damn thing about it.
