[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 48 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H1623]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        COPYRIGHT AWARENESS WEEK

  (Mr. COBLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, the Copyright Society of the USA, a 
nonprivate organization, has chosen the week of April 22 to foster 
interest in and advance the study of intellectual property, especially 
copyright law.
  It is virtually impossible to conceive life without the arts. I can 
hardly imagine, Mr. Speaker, for example, what our world would be like 
without books, music, and movies.
  As chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property, I am particularly aware of the important role 
copyright law plays in sparking the creative abilities of artists. The 
creative community contributes significantly to the well-being of our 
culture and our economy, and I urge my colleagues to join the Copyright 
Society in celebrating the contributions of artists to our culture and 
economy by supporting the copyright law.

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