Impediments to Digital Trade Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

Hearing on digital trade issues, such as the Hague Convention, classification of digitally delivered products, the Safe Harbor, etc. These are seemingly innocuous & technical, but they could & do impact the growth of digital trade in profound ways. The administration, Congress & industry must ensure that forces of global protectionism & fragmentation don't take hold of & stifle digital trade. Witnesses: Jeffrey Kovar, Chief U.S. Negotiator, Hague Convention & Assistant Legal Advisor for Private Internat. Law, U.S. Dept. of State; Bonnie Richardson, V.P., Motion Picture Assoc. of America; George Vradenburg, III, Global & Strategic Policy, AOL/Time Warner; Debra Waggoner, Corning, Inc.; & Barbara Wellbery, Partner, Morrison & Foerster, L.L.P.Stearns, Cliff is the author of 'Impediments to Digital Trade Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives' with ISBN 9780756727123 and ISBN 075672712X.