Orrin Hatch to Lead Senate Panel on Copyright, Patents

Posted by timothy on Sunday March 20, 2005 @12:49AM from the can-we-batten-down-the-hatches? dept.

PontifexPrimus writes "Senator Orrin Hatch, (in)famous for his idea of destroying the computers of copyright violators is to head a Senate 'panel, which will have jurisdiction over copyright, trademark and patent law, as well as treaties intended to protect American intellectual property overseas.' Looks like file sharing will finally be erased once and for all. Oh, and this looks like another field day for those who refuse to subsume patent, trademark and copyright law under the heading of 'IP law.'"

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Re:This might save my family. by k8to · 2005-03-20 00:55 · Score: 4, Informative

Wow, this troll was old in 2003.

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Send a Respectful Email by geoffrobinson · 2005-03-20 03:03 · Score: 4, Informative

Send his office some email detailing your concerns. Be respectful. Try to use facts. If enough of us did that, we might even have an impact.

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