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 notice of the law” because those codes had themselves become the law. See Suffolk, 261 F.3d at 194. While the need for economic incentives might outweigh due process concerns as to works that do not carry the force of law, the Court is persuaded that this outcome will almost certainly not be the case as to works that do constitute the law. Accordingly, the Court will consider ICC’s need for economic incentives only insofar as the I-Codes as Adopted do not, in fact, embody the law.
 * 5. Constitutional Considerations
 * a. The Takings Clause

ICC next states that if governmental adoption of model codes prevents private authors from enforcing their rights against copiers of the enacted codes, that would effect an