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Re: Astra IIIB sextant importer vs. U.S. government
From: Aubrey O?Callaghan
Date: 2002 Sep 30, 22:19 -0400
From: Aubrey O?Callaghan
Date: 2002 Sep 30, 22:19 -0400
Well what can I say... I am European, though living abroad, and proud of our informed and notable heritage. Perhaps in a few centuries the American Nation might be eligible to join our enlightened culture. Regards, Aubrey. At 17:53 30/09/02, you wrote: >U.S. Customs Service said Astra IIIB sextants were subject to duties >as "optical navigational instruments". The importer, Celestaire, >disagreed with that classification and took the fight to the U.S. >Court of Appeals. Here's the 1997 ruling: > >http://www.law.emory.edu/fedcircuit/july97/97-1005.html > >I saw this while searching the Web for something else.
