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District Court: Final Order (2012), Orinda Evans
District Court: Final Order (2012), Orinda Evans
Georgia State University Copyright Lawsuit
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District Court: Cambridge Univ. Press V. Becker - Ruling (2012), Orinda Evans
District Court: Cambridge Univ. Press V. Becker - Ruling (2012), Orinda Evans
Georgia State University Copyright Lawsuit
Ruling from the District Court
Cambridge Univ. Press v. Becker, 863 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (N.D. Ga. 2012)
Copyright And The Vagueness Doctrine, Bradley E. Abruzzi
Copyright And The Vagueness Doctrine, Bradley E. Abruzzi
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The Constitution's void-for-vagueness doctrine is itself vaguely stated. The doctrine does little to describe at what point vague laws-other than those that are entirely standardless-become unconstitutionally vague. Rather than explore this territory, the Supreme Court has identified three collateral factors that affect its inclination to invalidate a law for vagueness: (1) whether the law burdens the exercise of constitutional rights, (2) whether the law is punitive in nature, and (3) whether the law overlays a defendant-protective scienter requirement. Measured against these factors, copyright law does not meet the vagueness doctrine's minimum requirement of fair notice to the public. Copyright, by …