Let us do what we know must be done, now, and work together to determine whether more is needed in the future. Mr. Chairman, I don't believe any of these three recommendations are unworthy. To the contrary, they are essential to your task of creating the protective shield which safeguards precious property. Once more I congratulate the leadership and the membership of this Committee. You are striding into the future briskly and you are making that journey not one minute too early.
Technology moves with terrifying speed.
If the traffic rules are explicit and understandable, and accompanied by common-sense protective designs, this technology will be an incalculable boon to America, a shot in the arm to our international competitiveness, and a stimulus to our creative industries. If not, then the information superhighway, cyberspace, the Internet, call it what you will, technology will collapse the great wonder of intellectual property. The country will be the loser.