Industry committee  I want to close with one statement. I know from personal experience that the writing life is tenuous at all stages of one's career, and more so as one grows older. I also know that free culture is unsustainable for creators. Thank you.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. I've been a full-time writer for 41 years. During that time, I've published hundreds of articles and poems and authored 26 books, which have received many awards regionally, nationally, and internationally. I have been granted an honor

Industry committee  I'm sorry. I'm going to finish. What should not change is the principle and ethics of paying for the use of a writer's work in whatever format—