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No. 04-480I
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THE
Supreme Court of the United States
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Petitioners,v.
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Respondents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CITED AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . .iiiINTEREST OF THE AMICUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6I.THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS IN INTER-NATIONAL LAW THAT DEAL DIRECTLYOR INDIRECTLY WITH SECONDARYLIABILITY FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGE-MENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6II.CURRENT AMERICAN LAW ONSECONDARY COPYRIGHT LIABILITY ISGENERALLY MORE FAVORABLE INBOTH SUBSTANTIVE AND ENFORCE-MENT ASPECTS THAN FOREIGN LAW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13A.The Substantive Law in
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provides equal or greaterprotection to foreign copyright ownersthan can be found in other major jurisdictions, wherein there is noconsistency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13B.Foreign Rights Owners Have AccessTo Equal Or Better EnforcementMechanisms In U.S. Courts Than TheirAmerican Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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C.Foreign Rights Owners Are Additionally AreFree To Challenge Any Alleged InadequacyOf American Law Through The DisputeMechanisms Of InternationalTreaty Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22III.THIS COURT IS BEING ASKED BOTH TOOVERTURN
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AND TO USURP THEROLE OF CONGRESS AND THEEXECUTIVE BRANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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