WIRED NEWS
Congress Next in Copyright Tiffs
by Declan McCullagh
3:00 a.m. Sep. 12, 2000 PDT
WASHINGTON -- Copyright holders are predicting a grim battle in Congress
next year as a result of the ongoing Napster lawsuit.
"When the outcome of the Napster case comes out, the losing side is going to
be all over Capitol Hill next session and there will be your legislative
battle," said Robert Kruger, vice president of enforcement at the Business
Software Association.
Kruger's remarks came Monday, on the first day of a two-day international
intellectual property conference organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office. The Napster file-trading service has been sued in federal court in
San Francisco for alleged copyright infringement.
Last Friday, the Clinton administration sided with the entertainment
industry against Napster by submitting an amicus brief to the 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals.
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