Eldred v. Ashcroft

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2003-01-15

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*192 Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. This case concerns the authority the Constitution assigns to Congress to prescribe the duration of copyrights. The Copyright and Patent Clause of the Constitution, Art. I, §8, cl. 8, provides as to copyrights: “Congress shall have *193 Power ... [t…

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