Essays on Ashcroft

Introduction

In a landmark case, the judges concluded that for the success of a modern liberal nation, there must be a constitutional protection that ensures that the constitution promotes free expression “by establishing a marketable right to the use of one's expression, copyright supplies and the economic incentive to create and disseminate ideas”. Thus, by implication, copyright is supposed to be “an engine of free expression”. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the accuracy of the claim that copyright is an engine of free expression. The paper will critically assess the original position taken on copyright by the ...

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In the world of commerce, most individuals and organizations act on the basis of delegation. And delegation of authority leads to the formulation of an agency relationship. The agency theory is based on the view that a principal vests power in an agent to represent the principal in certain situations specified in the agreement. This creates a fiduciary relationship and the agent will have to act in the best interest of the principal. Fiduciary relationships mean an agent must act in the best interest of the principal. This include the provision of some parameters within which the agent can ...

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The United States government has the mandate of ensuring the security of the nation by developing and implementing legislations that promote the safety of all citizens. Numerous cases of insecurity experienced in the country over the last few years stretching from drug and human trafficking to terrorists have made the federal government more concerned about the future of the country regarding securing her citizens. Terrorism brings more concerns in the area of homeland security among many security threats facing U.S. The priority of the U.S. Department of Justice is to prevent future terrorist attacks in the country. September 11, ...

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech by restricting legislations that curtail this freedom. U.S. Supreme Court decisions reinforce respect for the freedom of speech against legislations by the federal and state governments. However, some forms of communication are exempt from First Amendment guarantees. Obscenity is one such exemption. In Roth v. the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court cited a series of cases dating back to 1877 to demonstrate the Court’s consistent regard of obscenity as an expression that is not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. Since obscenity does not form part of ...

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech by restricting legislations that curtail this freedom. U.S. Supreme Court decisions reinforce respect for the freedom of speech against legislations by the federal and state governments. However, some forms of communication are exempt from First Amendment guarantees. Obscenity is one such exemption. In Roth v. the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court cited a series of cases dating back to 1877 to demonstrate the Court’s consistent regard of obscenity as an expression that is not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. Since obscenity does not form part of ...

The First amendment guarantees freedom of speech by restricting legislations that curtail this freedom. U.S. Supreme Court decisions reinforce respect for the freedom of speech against legislations by the federal and state governments. However, some forms of communication are exempt from First Amendment guarantees. Obscenity is one such exemption. In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court cited a series of cases dating back to 1877 to demonstrate the Court’s consistent regard of obscenity as an expression that is not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. Since obscenity does not form part of protected ...