Goodwill Industries International, Amicus Curiae
Gene C. Schaerr, Counsel of Record
Goodwill Industries International is the Nation’s fourth-largest charitable organization. It accepts donated goods and resells them at retail locations throughout the country to generate funds for its programs. Gene C. Schaerr is a partner with the law firm Winston & Strawn, where he chairs the appellate, critical motions, and constitutional litigation practice. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9, 2012. The purpose of the Copyright Act is to “promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing, for limited Times to Authors and Inventors…
