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Library Of Congress [Docket No. 2021-1] Announcement Of Copyright Public Modernization Committee, Carla D. Hayden
Library Of Congress [Docket No. 2021-1] Announcement Of Copyright Public Modernization Committee, Carla D. Hayden
Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.
Action: Notice of convening of IT modernization public stakeholder committee.
Summary: The Library of Congress is convening a public committee to enhance communication and provide a public forum for the technology-related aspects of the U.S. Copyright Office's modernization initiative. At this time, the Library is announcing that it will accept applications from qualified members of the public to serve on this committee. The scope of contributions made by the committee are limited to the specific topics set forth in this notice. Membership will be on a volunteer basis, with the expectation of in-person or virtual participation at two open forums …
Corporate Governance And Social Welfare In The Common Law World, David A. Skeel Jr.
Corporate Governance And Social Welfare In The Common Law World, David A. Skeel Jr.
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The newest addition to the spate of recent theories of comparative corporate governance is Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World: The Political Foundations of Shareholder Power, an important new book by Christopher Bruner. Focusing on the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Australia, Bruner argues that the robustness of the country’s social welfare system is the key determinant of the extent to which its corporate governance is shareholder-centered. This explains why corporate governance is so shareholder-oriented in the United Kingdom, which has universal healthcare and generous unemployment benefits, while shareholders’ powers are more attenuated in the United States, with its …
United States Sovereign Debt: A Thought Experiment On Default And Restructuring, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
United States Sovereign Debt: A Thought Experiment On Default And Restructuring, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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This chapter adopts the working assumption that it is conceivable that at some time in the future it would be in the interest of the United States to restructure its sovereign debt (i.e., to reduce the principal amount). It addresses in particular U.S. Treasury Securities. The chapter first provides an overview of the intermediated, tiered holding system for book-entry Treasuries. For the first time the chapter then explores whether and how—logistically and legally—such a restructuring could be effected. It posits the sort of dire scenario that might make such a restructuring advantageous. It then outlines a novel scheme …
Assessing The Health Of The Body Politic: Are The Cures Worse Than The Disease?, Margaret A. Shannon
Assessing The Health Of The Body Politic: Are The Cures Worse Than The Disease?, Margaret A. Shannon
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
7 pages.
Contains footnotes.
Privatizing Public Lands: A Bad Idea, Scott Lehmann
Privatizing Public Lands: A Bad Idea, Scott Lehmann
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
8 pages.
Contains references.
Reforming Public Land Management With New Incentives, Randal O'Toole
Reforming Public Land Management With New Incentives, Randal O'Toole
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
9 pages.
Contains references.
Thinking The Unthinkable: States As Public Land Managers, Sally K. Fairfax
Thinking The Unthinkable: States As Public Land Managers, Sally K. Fairfax
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
27 pages.
Contains references.
Charging Public Land Users For Recreational Uses, Chip Dennerlein
Charging Public Land Users For Recreational Uses, Chip Dennerlein
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
11 pages.
Values And The Public Lands, Dale Jamieson
Values And The Public Lands, Dale Jamieson
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
11 pages.
Contains 3 pages of references.
Why We’Re Unhappy? [Synopsis], Louise Liston
Why We’Re Unhappy? [Synopsis], Louise Liston
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
2 pages.
“Storm Across The West’S Rangelands—In The Eye Of The Cyclone”: From Conflict And Confrontation Toward Consensus And Compromise? [Outline], Ken Spann
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
3 pages.