NCC Washington Update, vol. On April 2 the Senate Judiciary Committee met and discussed digital copyright legislation.
Indications are that the draft bill has two key components.
One part deals with the implementation of the World Intellectual Property Organization treaties and is very similar to H.R. 2281, the Administration's bill that was recently reported out of the House Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a meeting on April 23 to deal with the draft bill. Senate Appropriations Hearing on NEH's FY'99 Budget. Cochran was most enthusiastic about the future of NEH under Ferris' leadership. While Gorton was also quite cordial and positive, he did not make any commitments concerning increased funding.