Can the
authorities in a free country ban a book? Surprisingly, the answer
is yes: last week, a federal judge in New York imposed a temporary
restraining order on the publication of a novel called 60 Years
Later: Coming Through the Rye. At issue is a copyright
infringement lawsuit by J. D. Salinger, author of the 1951 classic
Catcher in the Rye. In a few days, the judge will decide
whether to make the ban permanent. In the meantime, writes
Contributing Editor Cathy Young, the case highlights the conflict
between intellectual property rights and First Amendment
rights—between copyright and creative freedom.
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