Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), once nicknamed “Terminator” for his 2003 comment that the recording industry should be allowed to remotely destroy the computers of file-sharers, was named today to head a new Senate subcommittee on intellectual property. While Hatch backed down slightly from that comment the next day, saying, “I do not favor extreme remedies — unless no moderate remedies can be found,” he has remained a staunch ally of the entertainment industry.
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Hatch To Lead Senate Panel on Intellectual Property
Posted by: Susan B. Shor March 18, 2005 01:19 PMSen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), once nicknamed “Terminator” for his 2003 comment that the recording industry should be allowed to remotely destroy the computers of file-sharers, was named today to head a new Senate subcommittee on intellectual property. While Hatch backed down slightly from that comment the next day, saying, “I do not favor extreme remedies — unless no moderate remedies can be found,” he has remained a staunch ally of the entertainment industry.