Hatch to Head Senate Panel on Copyright
David McGuire washingtonpost.com:
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) will remain at the forefront of the national debate over copyright and illegal downloading after being named to head a new subcommittee on intellectual property. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) today officially christened the panel, which will have jurisdiction over copyright, trademark and patent law, as well as treaties intended to protect American intellectual property overseas.Can anyone confirm?
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Confirmed:
Anti-P2P lawmaker gets top Senate spot | Tech News on ZDNet: "Orrin Hatch, the senator who once said the recording industry should be able to destroy music pirates' PCs, will be in charge of a new Senate panel responsible for writing copyright laws.
Hatch, a Utah Republican, on Thursday was formally named chairman of the Senate Intellectual Property subcommittee. It's responsible for overseeing the U.S. Copyright Office and drafting legislation and treaties relating to copyright and patent laws. "
More - Hatch press release
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