The Doubtful Constitutionality of ACTA as an Ex Ante Congressional-Executive ... - Lawfare (blog)

The Doubtful Constitutionality of ACTA as an Ex Ante Congressional-Executive ...
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In a letter a few months ago to Senator Wyden, Legal Advisor Harold Koh suggested that Congress had authorized the executive branch to negotiate and conclude ACT in Section 8113(a)(6) of the 2008 PRO-IP Act. First, the plain language of Section 8113(a) ...

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Law Professor Letter to Senate Finance Committee - International IP and the Public Interest


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Law Professor Letter to Senate Finance Committee
International IP and the Public Interest
ACTA was authorized, the letter claims, by Section 8113(a)(6) of the 2008 PRO-IP Act. First, the plain language of Section 8113(a) of the PRO-IP Act[1] does not authorize USTR to bind the US to any international agreement. Rather, the section merely ...
Fifty US Legal Scholars Urge the Senate to Review ACTA Game Politics
50 legal scholars call ACTA unconstitutional Death and Taxes

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Scholars lend weight to ACTA debate in the US - Inquirer


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Scholars lend weight to ACTA debate in the US
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That letter, say the scholars, claimed that ACTA does not require Congressional approval because it has prior authorisation under the 2008 PRO-IP Act. They dispute this, explaining that the argument fails on technicalities. "First, the plain language ...
US Legal Academics Call For Congressional Review Of ACTA Intellectual Property Watch
ACTA deathwatch: profs call process unconstitutional, Europe revolts Ars Technica

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Seized site's lawyer: US breaking the law by taking domain names - Ars Technica

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