SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

August 3, 1983

December 1, 1983...

CONTENTS

HEARINGS HELD

WITNESSES

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Baumgarten, Jon A., copyright counsel, Association of American Publishers,

Inc.

Prepared statement

Dunlap, F. Thomas, Jr., corporate counsel and secretary, Intel Corp.

Prepared statement

Edwards, Hon. Don, a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State of

California...

Prepared statement

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Glasgow, Richard, Assistant General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of

Congress

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Keplinger, Michael, policy planning advser, Copyright Office, Library of

Congress

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Mineta, Hon. Norman Y., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State of

California..

Mossinghoff, Gerald J., Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner

of Patents and Trademarks..........

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Prepared statement

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Prepared statement

Patterson, L. Ray, Professor of law, Emory University School of Law

Schrader, Dorothy, Esq., Associate Register of Copyrights for Legal Affairs,

Copyright Office, Library of Congress..

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Prepared statement

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Stern, Richard, copyright counsel, Intel Corp ..

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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Kastenmeier, Hon. Robert W., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the

State of Wisconsin:

Letter from, dated October 24, 1983, to Prof. John A. Kidwell.

Mathias, Hon. Charles McC., Jr., a Senator from Maryland, prepared state-

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Vadasz, Leslie L., senior vice president, Intel Corp., letter from, dated June

23, 1983, to Hon. Charles McC. Mathias..

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APPENDIXES

APPENDIX 1.ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

Semiconductor Industry Association-Letter dated November 30, 1983 from

Warren Davis (director, Government relations) to Hon. Robert W. Kasten-

meier .........

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Attachment: The Economic Effects of Chip Piracy on the U.S. Semicon-

ductor Industry"

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NEC Electronics U.S.A., Inc.-Statement dated August 3, 1983.

Intersil, Inc.-Letter dated June 28, 1983 from Stanley C. Corwin (patent

counsel) to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier.

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Intersil, Inc.-Letter dated June 28, 1983 from Stanley C. Corwin (patent

counsel) to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier-Continued

Attachment: Statement of Dr. Christopher K. Layton

Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO)-Statement

(dated May 19, 1983) of Oscar H. Schachter (president, Advanced Computer

Techniques Corp.)..

Semiconductor Research Corporation-Letter dated October 31, 1983, from

Larry W. Sumney (executive director) to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier..

American Electronics Association-Letter dated November 1, 1983, from Ken-

neth C. O. Hagerty (vice president, Government operations) to Hon. Robert

W. Kastenmeier..

General Electric Co.-Letter dated October 20, 1983, from James E. Dykes

(vice president and general manager) to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier...

Denicola, Prof. Robert C., College of Law, University of Nebraska-Letter

dated November 27, 1983, to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier

Attachment: "Applied Art and Industrial Design: A Suggested Approach

to Copyright in Useful Articles," reprinted from 67 Minn. L. Rev. 707

(1983)....

Lechter, Michael A., Esq. (partner, Cushman, Darby & Cushman)-Letter

dated November 30, 1983 to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier

Attachment: Comments of Michael A. Lechter regarding H.R. 1028..

Latman, Prof. Alan (New York University School of Law)-Letter dated No-

vember 30, 1983, to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier.

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Kidwell, Prof. John A. (University of Wisconsin School of Law)—Letter dated

November 16, 1983, to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier....

Todes, Paul-Letter dated July 30, 1983, to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier.

Connecticut Patent Law Association-Letter dated December 21, 1983, from

Dennis A. Firth to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier

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Attachment: Resolutions adopted by the Connecticut Patent Law Associa-

tion on December 7, 1983.

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Petraske, Eric W.-Letter dated January 3, 1984, to Hon. Robert W. Kasten-

meier.

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Attachments: Draft Resolution of the Connecticut Patent Law Association

"Copyright for Machines-An Oxymoron".

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American Patent Law Association-Letter dated March 6, 1984, from B. R.

Pravel (president) to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier.....

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Nicolet-Letter dated November 2, 1983, from Patrick D. Lynch (vice presi-

dent planning and development) to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier.

Proprietary Rights Committee, Information Industry Association-Letter

dated August 17, 1983, from Marsha S. Carow (chair) to Hon. Robert W.

Kastenmeier.

Attachment: Comments on H.R. 1028, the "Semiconductor Chip Protec-

tion Act of 1983".

Information Industry Association-Letter dated April 30, 1984, from Robert S.

Willard (vice president, Government relations) to Hon. Robert W. Kasten-

meier..

National Semiconductor-Letter dated August 19, 1983 from John R. Finch

(vice president and general manager, semiconductor division) to Hon.

Robert W. Kastenmeier

National Association of Manufacturers-Letter dated April 26, 1984, from H.

Richard Seibert, Jr. (vice president, resources and technology department)

to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr...

APPENDIX 2.-ADDITIONAL MATERIALS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES

A. By Hon. Don Edwards (Member of Congress):

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1. "Electronic Mini-Marvel that is Changing Your Life: The Chip," Na-

tional Geographic Magazine (October 1982).

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B. By F. Thomas Dunlap and Richard Stern:

1. Transcriptions of slides presented during the hearing.

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2. Noyce, Robert N., "From Relays to MPU's," 9 Institute of Electrical

Electronics Engineers (1976).......

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3. Morgan, Dan, "Battling to Innovate and Emulate: Intel vs. Nippon

Electric," Washington Post (May 2, 1983).

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C. By Gerald J. Mossinghoff:

1. Letter dated November 23, 1983, to Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier

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