[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 155 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 155

   Commending the Government of Italy for its commitment to halting 
                            software piracy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 25 (legislative day, October 13), 1993

  Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kerry) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                          on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commending the Government of Italy for its commitment to halting 
                            software piracy.

Whereas the software industry estimates that United States and European software 
        firms lost more than $4,600,000,000 in sales in Europe in 1992 due to 
        illegal piracy of their products;
Whereas the illegal piracy of software threatens the continued development of 
        the software industry throughout the world and the availability of new 
        and better products for computer users;
Whereas the illegal piracy of software causes significant tax revenue losses 
        from lost sales and gives criminal organizations a new area of activity 
        through the supply of counterfeit product;
Whereas the Government of Italy enacted new legislation in December 1992, to 
        strengthen the protection of software under Italy's copyright law;
Whereas the Guardia di Finanza, the Carabinieri, and the Italian national police 
        have recently undertaken a number of significant and highly successful 
        antipiracy actions against illegal software use throughout Italy;
Whereas much of the software uncovered during these actions has been pirated 
        copies of products of leading American software companies; and
Whereas the recent antipiracy actions by Italian authorities have resulted in a 
        significant reduction in software piracy in Italy: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the Government of Italy on its commitment to 
        halting software piracy;
            (2) congratulates the Guardia di Finanza, the Carabinieri, 
        and the Italian national police for their continuing antipiracy 
        actions; and
            (3) expresses its hope that the Italian authorities will 
        continue to prosecute software laws vigorously and that 
        copyright agencies around the world will follow the example set 
        by the people and Government of Italy.

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