There were about thirty-five lawyers in the room. Twelve or thirteen were Commissioners,
who are usually appointed to NCCUSL by their States’ governors. Some Commissioners are law
professors; others are distinguished lawyers, legislators, or judges. A few others were
representing the ALI, a scholarly organization that publishes definitive analytical summaries
(Restatements) of American laws. The other lawyers represented the software and information
industries. Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and West Publishing
were there. So were the Software
Publishers’ Association, the Business Software Alliance, the Information Industry Association,
the Software Industry Coalition, and a few other publishers’ representatives. No one was there

On the plane to Denver, I was delighted that they would allow me into the room. At the
meeting, they not only welcomed me – they sat me at the table and told me that if I had
something worth saying, I should speak my piece. In this way and several others,

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