I'd like to discuss certain minor points. I often hear it said that the United States doesn't have a royalty system. It previously had one that applied to DAT digital cassettes. They tried to apply it to the ancestor of the iPod, the Rio. You should also pay attention to the message concerning the Americans. They tried to introduce royalties, but were unsuccessful.
There is a system that no longer applies to iPods today. There was one. Royalties are a win-win system for users and creators. You also have to pay attention to technical protection measures. As we said, considerable emphasis is being placed on the definition of technical measures in the bill. It goes well beyond what the WIPO treaties propose. We suggest amending that definition because you can see it's more than a lock; it amounts to locking up the entire culture.