United States DC Circuit

Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which establishes copyrights of foreign holders whose works had previously entered the public domain, does not violate the Copyright and Patent Clause of the US Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/10/2005
• Decided 05/24/2005
• Published 05/24/2005

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge., Before:  RANDOLPH and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel H. Bromberg argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs were Geoffrey S. Stewart, Carmen M. Guerricagoitia, and Jonathan L. Zittrain.


• For Appellees:
  
• John S. Koppel, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and William G. Kanter, Deputy Director.