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GOLAN v. HOLDER 

Opinion of the Court 

for  the  enactment  of  such  legislation.  But  resistance  to 
Berne’s  prescriptions  surely  is  not  a  necessary  or  proper
response to the pervasive question, what should Congress 
do about orphan works. 

IV 
Congress  determined  that  U. S.  interests  were  best
served by our full participation in the dominant system of 
international  copyright  protection.    Those  interests  in-
clude  ensuring  exemplary  compliance  with  our  interna-
tional  obligations,  securing  greater  protection  for  U. S. 
authors  abroad,  and  remedying  unequal  treatment  of 
foreign  authors.  The  judgment  §514  expresses  lies  well 
within  the  ken  of  the  political  branches.    It  is  our  obliga-
tion,  of  course,  to  determine  whether  the  action  Congress 
took, wise or not, encounters any constitutional shoal.  For 
the reasons stated, we are satisfied it does not.  The judg-
ment  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Tenth  Circuit  is
therefore 

Affirmed.

 JUSTICE  KAGAN  took  no  part  in  the  consideration  or 

decision of this case.