PRO: United States of America, Amicus Curiae
Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy U.S. Solicitor General
The United States has filed an amicus brief in this case because it involves questions about Federal copyright law. Edwin S. Kneedler was appointed deputy solicitor general in 1993. He served as acting s general from January 26, 2009, to March 19, 2009. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 2014. Under the 1976 Copyright Act, a company that retransmits copyrighted broadcast television programs must obtain a license, though qualifying retransmission services may avail themselves of the detailed statutory licensing schemes established by Congress. Respondent’s unauthorized…
