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: Legal Theory BlogCross on Property Rights in Native American Traditional Knowledge
By Lawrence Solum
John T. Cross (University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law) has posted Justifying Property Rights in Native American Traditional Knowledge (Texas Weleyan Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This paper explores various reasons why Congress might elect to protect the traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expression of Indian tribes. It also addresses whether Congress would have the constitutional authority to enact such legislation.
Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).
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