Arguments over the rights to property on the internet have been heated. ... For example, if a person owns a compact disc and lets a friend borrow it, the compact disc is being passed along to the friend with the copyright. ... When the tape is passed on or given to another person, then copyright infringement has occurred. ... The courts decided that the information was not an infringement and returned the confiscated property to Wollershiem and Penny. ... If copying property is for personal use, than a problem should not exist. ...

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In a country where there are supposed to be checks and balances in the passing of legislation, a bill that violates multiple Bill of Rights articles, passed into law. ... This guarantees citizens of The United States a reasonable expectation of privacy for private belongings and protection against harassment from government officials invading personal property without a search warrant. ... Although additional legislation has passed to circumvent the Fourth Amendment and aid the Patriot Act in stripping citizen's freedoms, it is important to know that it has passed for the good of public s...

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From 1905 to 1924, California lawmakers attempted to pass many laws to control the Japanese population. ... However, the federal government did not allow many of these laws to pass. ... This allowed freezing of their accounts and seizing of their properties. ... Those who could not sell their property, left their possessions in the hands of trustees. ... Congress passed the American Evacuation Claims Act (1948) however it only applied to property losses and only met 25% of the total claims. ...

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The Supreme Court says that Amish children do not have to attend public school pass the eighth grade. ... The Right of Assembly on private property says that no person has a constitutional right to do such things as hand out political leaflets or ask people to sign petitions in those places but they do allow you to have peaceful political activities on their property. ...

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This offer was made only to those who were not government officials of the Confederacy or had taxable property valued at over $20,000. ... The Congress passed three Reconstruction Acts in 1867 and one in 1868. ... The postwar Southern government did not ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, and wanted compensation for lost slave property. ... The Republicans ruled for eight years and during that time if any of the states did not comply with the severe conditions given, Congress pass another act that imposed more stringent conditions. ... The Congress also passed the Ku Klux...

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They had the right to testify in court, to sue, and to buy property. ... In June of 1866, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed to the U.S. Constitution, and it guaranteed civil liberties for both native-born, naturalized, Americans, and prohibited any state from "depriving citizens of life, liberty, or property, without due process". ... In March of 1867 the Radical Republicans came up with their own plan of Reconstruction to place southerners under Military rule, and those same laws were passed and placed some restriction on the President. ... House of Representatives passed a resol...

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The plan was to send Major Gorge Washington to the region of Fort Duquence and to force them to move from their property. ... As time passed, British sea power soon began to cut off French reinforcements and ended French power in North America. ... Spanish sold their property at bargain prices to English speculators. ... Not only between them but also between other countries that also wanted their own property to have their own freedom. ...

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Marshall stated that the federal government could pass laws under its implied power, the Necessary and Proper clause, which do not violate specific rules stated in the Constitution. ... "It later ruled that non-discriminatory state taxes would be permissible if (1) they are not a directed tax on the federal government or its property, (2) they do not impose an unreasonable burden on the federal government or its instrumentalists [Graves Vs. ... The federal government cannot discriminate how it passes on federal funds to the states. ... He ruled that "The power of taxing the people and their pr...

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" This means that human life is created like a picture of God and that nothing can pass the greatness of being worthy of a human. ... No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ... They had no civil rights, no human rights and were therefore, legally the property of the owner (the mother). ... Supreme Court also defined black slaves as pro...

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Constitution passed in the houses of Congress. The amendment said that '[no] State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of laws'." (Gonzales) Later on through the 60s, the southern states passed laws known as "The Jim Crow Laws" which meant "separate but equal." ... It was used to persuade congress to pass the civil rights bill th...

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After which time, Guam became a cooling and watering station for U.S. naval vessels and is treated as mere property , with no distinction between the island of Guam and its inhabitants. ... Constitution that U.S. states defines territory (as is Guam) as property: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. When acquiring the island of Guam as ...

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The legal precedents and laws in these states specifically support what many consider to be the "pros" or advantages of gay marriage, and these include the legal right to have children, jointing owning property or splitting it up, inheritance and death taxes, transfer taxes, government benefits, immigration, and the ability to define wills and testaments for each other as primary beneficiaries. ... Second, there is the right to have community property in the states that support gay marriage, including the protection of rights specifically defining joint ownership and dissolution...

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By this time, the northerners were quite opposed to the idea of people being considered property, and those people (property) being counted as part of the population. ... After months of discussion Congress passed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. ... So now Congress passed the Compromise Measures of 1850 during August of 1850. ... But many free states in the Union passed personal liberty laws in an effort to help the slaves escape. ... Again another law was passed in 1854. ...

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In this case blacks could not own property they were someone's property. Blacks could not accumulate assets that could be passed on from generation to generation as years went by. ... Reparations often include the payments of money or the return of property to individuals or groups. ...

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In 1828 Northern businessmen helped get the "Tariff Act" passed. ... The Constitution of the United States guaranteed the right to own property and protected against seizure of property. A slave was property. ...

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Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are clear violations of our Constitutional rights. ... If these bills pass, The United States will emulate the likes of China and Iran in censoring the Internet. ... If passed, the bills would remove the Constitutional right of free speech and restrict free access on the internet. ... If internet censorship is passed, posting of National Geographic content would be a felony due to the copyrighted nature of the material. ... Our Amendments to our Constitution are...

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Violence in the family is usually passed down from generation to generation (kakar 22). ... In early Roman law a man could beat, divorce or murder his wife for offenses committed by her, which belittles his honor or threatened his property rights (Kakar 96-97). ... The United Stated passed the "VAWA" Violence Against Women Act (Cyber.law.harcard.edu). And Amendment XIV states No state Shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. On January 1st 1992 the California Legislatur...

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In fact, the Confiscation Act that was passed by Congress in 1862 authorized the seizure of the property of all persons in rebellion. ... President Lincoln, recognizing the dependence of the south for the economy passed the Morill Land Grant Act. ...

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Women for hundreds of years were viewed as less than human, property, in place to serve at the pleasure of their husband. ... After the Simpson tragedy the New York State legislature unanimously passed a bill the mandates arrest for any person who commits a domestic assault. ... Education programs similar to D.A.R.E. should be taught to school age children to stop patterns of abuse from being passed on from generation to generation. ...

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But the 14th Amendment declares that no state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. ... For example, the president can veto bills passed by Congress, but the veto power is balanced by Congresses power to pass bills over a veto. ...

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Due to Johnson's resistance, Congress took it a step further and then passed the 14th Amendment. ... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws... To counteract the South's actions, Congress passed the Reconstruction Act of 1867. ... In response to the newly passed Tenure of Office Act passed in 1867 (which required Senate approval ...

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In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act to free more eastern land for white settlement. ... I feel it is important to note that the picture almost possesses the properties of a picture in a picture. ...

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In 1670 he passed an act so that only land-owners could vote. ... Like a slave, you were considered someone's property until you paid off your debts, and even then, there was no guarantee that you'd be set free. ...

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Emerson became suddenly ill and later passed away leaving Scott and his family under the control of Emerson's wife, Irene. ... At this time in history, slaves were considered valuable property, and as Mrs. ...

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The government could pass laws that only both sides agreed on which meant that slavery was not an issue in Congress before the 19th Century. In 1787 the Northwest Ordinance was passed. ... This would create an advantage in the Senate because the North would have 4 more Senators to pass legislation. ... This bill was ruled unconstitutional and was never passed but it had a lingering effect in Congress and on the American people. ... Property from the Oregon territory was now considered all northern land. ...

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