HRRC takes every opportunity to remind Washington policy makers of the need to protect consumers’ rights, whether it involves testifying before Congress or submitting written comments to Congress or the federal agencies. What follows are selected HRRC public statements on behalf of consumers, in reverse chronological order.
June 8, 2000 Reply Comments (PDF Version) to the FCC on In the Matter Compatibility Between Cable Systems And Consumer Electronics Equipment PP Docket No. 00-67.
May 24, 2000 Statement of the Home Recording Rights Coalition Concerning the Internet and the Independent Music Market submitted to the Small Business Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
May 24, 2000 Comments (PDF Version) and Summary to the FCC on In the Matter Compatibility Between Cable Systems And Consumer Electronics Equipment PP Docket No. 00-67.
October 28, 1999 Statement of HRRC Vice Chairman Gary Klein before the House Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection on WIPO One Year Later: Assessing Consumer Access to Digital Entertainment on the Internet and Other Media
May 20, 1999 Statement of Ruth Rodgers Executive Director Home Recording Rights Coalition to the Federal Communications Commission Roundtable on DTV Receiver Compatibility
September 17, 1997 Statement of Gary Shapiro before the House Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property
HRRC Executive Director Ruth Rodgers’, August 8, 1997, letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch concerning S. 1121, the WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaty Implementation Act of 1997.
An August 4, 1997, joint letter from HRRC, Digital Future Coalition and others concerning H.R. 2281, the WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaty Implementation Act of 1997
HRRC Executive Director Ruth Rodger’s, August 1, 1997, letter to House Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property Committee Chairman Howard Coble concerning H.R. 2281, the WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaty Implementation Act of 1997.
HRRC Chairman Gary Shapiro’s
November 22, 1996 Comments to PTO Associate Commissioner Carmen Guzman Lowery criticizing the flawed WIPO proposals.
HRRC Chairman Gary Shapiro’s,
September 13, 1996, letter to PTO Commissioner Bruce Lehman criticizing the flawed WIPO proposals.
