Legal Opinion
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. v. Ralph Oman
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 14, 1992No. 91-5005PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAÁ) asked the Copyright Office to engage in a retroactive rulemaking. The Office promulgated the requested regulation, but refused to apply it retroactively. On MPAA’s complaint, the district court found in favor of the Office for a very basic reason. In adjudication, retroactivity is the norm; in legislation it is the exception. In rulemaking, the administrative analogue to legislation, exceptions are fewer still. Agency power is derived from statutes. If Congress has…
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