January 21, 2004
* House Passes Database Protection Bill

Today the House Judiciary Committee passed the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, H.R. 3261. The bill has the backing of global publishers Reed Elsevier and Thomson Corp.

  • The Committee's press release

  • See my previous postings on the legislation here.

  • House Panel Sparks Database Controversy

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