Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public WorksPublisher:
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Category : Public buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Resolutions Adopted by the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Approving Water Projects and Public Building Prospectuses During the ... Congress
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public WorksPublisher:
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Category : Public buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Resolutions Adopted by the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Approving Water Projects and Public Building Prospectuses During the 106th Congress
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public WorksPublisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Treaties Submitted to the Senate
Author: United States. Department of StatePublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Category : Documents on microfilm
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Financial Oversight of Enron
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Credit ratings
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998
Author: United StatesPublisher:
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Category : Cigarettes
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Treaties and Other International Agreements
Author: Digital Copyright
Author: Jessica LitmanPublisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 161592051X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Professor Litman's work stands out as well-researched, doctrinally solid, and always piercingly well-written.-JANE GINSBURG, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property, Columbia UniversityLitman's work is distinctive in several respects: in her informed historical perspective on copyright law and its legislative policy; her remarkable ability to translate complicated copyright concepts and their implications into plain English; her willingness to study, understand, and take seriously what ordinary people think copyright law means; and her creativity in formulating alternatives to the copyright quagmire. -PAMELA SAMUELSON, Professor of Law and Information Management; Director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, University of California, BerkeleyIn 1998, copyright lobbyists succeeded in persuading Congress to enact laws greatly expanding copyright owners' control over individuals' private uses of their works. The efforts to enforce these new rights have resulted in highly publicized legal battles between established media and new upstarts.In this enlightening and well-argued book, law professor Jessica Litman questions whether copyright laws crafted by lawyers and their lobbyists really make sense for the vast majority of us. Should every interaction between ordinary consumers and copyright-protected works be restricted by law? Is it practical to enforce such laws, or expect consumers to obey them? What are the effects of such laws on the exchange of information in a free society?Litman's critique exposes the 1998 copyright law as an incoherent patchwork. She argues for reforms that reflect common sense and the way people actually behave in their daily digital interactions.This paperback edition includes an afterword that comments on recent developments, such as the end of the Napster story, the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing, the escalation of a full-fledged copyright war, the filing of lawsuits against thousands of individuals, and the June 2005 Supreme Court decision in the Grokster case.Jessica Litman (Ann Arbor, MI) is professor of law at Wayne State University and a widely recognized expert on copyright law.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Analysis of Treaty Provisions and Implications of U.S. Ratification
Author: Jonathan TodresPublisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 1571053638
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
This in-depth text goes beyond the rhetoric of the debate on children’s rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular, to provide a detailed examination of the impact that U.S. ratification of the Convention would have on U.S. law. The chapters have been written by leading children’s advocates and scholars with a general audience in mind, as the authors believe that it is important for all Americans to become informed about the Convention and about children’s rights in general. With a greater understanding of the substance of the Convention and children’s rights, readers will be better positioned to determine what the real issues are, what is simply rhetoric without any basis in fact or law, and how they can address the real issues in an effective manner in order to provide a better world for all children.
Our American Government
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Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The Committee on House Administration is pleased to present this revised book on our United States Government. This publication continues to be a popular introductory guide for American citizens and those of other countries who seek a greater understanding of our heritage of democracy. The question-and-answer format covers a broad range of topics dealing with the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of our Government as well as the electoral process and the role of political parties.--Foreword.