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Old 11-18-2016, 10:23 PM   #476
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Originally Posted by barryem View Post
According to that only the states face that prohibition. The US government isn't bound by it. Copyright law is federal.
Not the Contract Clause. The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause which restricts the government ability to take private property. Federal legislation which specifically targets contracts and contract rights (contract rights are property) runs afoul of the Takings Clause.
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