COMPUTERS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
COURTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS
FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS
NOVEMBER 8, 1989, AND MARCH 7, 1990
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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin
DON EDWARDS, California
JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan
ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky
WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey
MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma
PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado
DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas
BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts
GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York
BRUCE A. MORRISON, Connecticut
EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio
LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida
HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
RICK BOUCHER, Virginia
HARLEY O. STAGGERS, JR., West Virginia
JOHN BRYANT, Texas
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland
MEL LEVINE, California
GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER, Illinois
CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas
HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York
CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California
HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois
F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR.,
Wisconsin
BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida
GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania
MICHAEL DEWINE, Ohio
WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER, JR., Virginia
LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas
CHUCK DOUGLAS, New Hampshire
CRAIG T. JAMES, Florida
TOM CAMPBELL, California
WILLIAM M. JONES, General Counsel
ROBERT H. BRINK, Deputy General Counsel
ALAN F. COFFEY, JR., Minority Chief Counsel
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF
Branscomb, Anne Wells, Esq., research associate, program on information
resources policy, Harvard University, and adjunct professor of international
law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University...
Bricklin, Daniel S., president, Software Garden, Inc.......
Curlin, James W., Manager, Communication and Information Technologies,
Office of Technology Assessment
Fultz, Keith O., Director, Planning and Reporting, Resources Community and
Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office.
Gilbert, Steven W., vice president, Educom, and director, Educom Software
Initiative, accompanied by Brian Kahin, Esq., affiliated with research pro-
gram of communications policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Kapor, Mitchell D., chairman and chief executive officer, ON Technology, Inc.
Lemberg, Thomas M., Esq., vice president and general counsel, Lotus Develop-
ment Corp., on behalf of the Software Publishers Association
Oman, Ralph, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress....
Raskind, Leo J., professor of law, University of Minnesota
Reiling, Ronald T., chairman, Proprietary Rights Committee, Computer and
Business Equipment Manufacturers Association [CBEMA], and manager,
intellectual property programs, Digital Equipment Corp., accompanied by
Ingrid Voorhees, director, domestic policy, CBEMA..
Samuels, Jeffrey M., Acting Commissioner, Patent and Trademark Office,
U.S. Department of Commerce.....
Samuelson, Pamela, visiting professor of law, School of Law, Emory Univerity
Wessell, Milton R., adjunct professor of law, Georgetown University Law
Center .......
LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARINGS
Branscomb, Anne Wells, Esq., research associate, program on information
resources policy, Harvard University, and adjunct professor of international
law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University: Prepared
statement with attachment..
Bricklin, Daniel S., president, Software Garden, Inc.: Prepared statement.....
Curlin, James W., Manager, Communication and Information Technologies,
Office of Technology Assessment: Prepared statement with attachment....
Fultz, Keith O., Director, Planning and Reporting, Resources Community and
Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office: Prepared
statement.
Gilbert, Steven W., vice president, Educom, director, Educom Software Initia-
tive: Prepared statement with attachments
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