John Conyers

Now, in the area of copyright piracy, we, I think, all know that the economy loses about $58 billion annually, and maybe over 300,000 jobs.

Do you agree that more should be done in the area of privacy to protect the intellectual property that is being frequently the object of illegal activity, namely theft?

That is by statute. That is by congressional design.

Based on what we have learned, it seems this was motivated by the over-zealous use of detention in late 2012 combined with poor communication.

That is a very thorough explanation that I find quite reassuring.

The Agency, Director Morton, has been accused of releasing thousands of detainees from its custody to score political points in advance of sequestration.

I also don't believe this is about politics. The President's top legislative priority is enacting a comprehensive immigration reform.

The title of today's hearing, the--``Release of Criminal Detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Policy or Politics?'', is somewhat misleading.

72 percent of the people released had no criminal record at all.

The title of today's hearing, the 'Release of Criminal Detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Policy or Politics?', is really somewhat misleading.

The law does not adequately protect communications stored in the cloud by third parties on behalf of consumers.

The standard of probable cause should apply to the Government's ability to compel a communications provider to disclose the customer's e-mail message no matter how old the message is.

The law does not adequately protect communications stored in the cloud by third parties on behalf of consumers.

The standard of probable cause should apply to the Government's ability to compel a communications provider to disclose the customer's e-mail message no matter how old the message is.

This hearing could be very important with our witnesses telling us what kind of modernization do we want.

Finding solutions to this problem is incumbent on the courts, businesses, the Patent and Trademark Office, and on this Congress.

Why can't we fix this problem by improving patent quality and notice of patent ownership? What is the big deal?

This Congress can make sure that, going forward, the Patent and Trademark Office retains its fees, all of its fees, to hire more patent examiners.

In my view, so far, the law already provides a balanced approach to fee shifting.

We must require that any additional sharing only be allowed to occur if information is removed that can be used to identify persons unrelated to the cybersecurity threat itself.

A national standard should be strong enough to provide appropriate notice so that individuals may be on guard.

We must take additional steps to protect our cyber networks.

It is pretty clear that the Concepcion case has resulted in the dismissal of class actions.

And it seems to be just backward, as far as I am concerned.

And what I am hearing here is a number of criticisms that these claims are not being dismissed, even though they are frivolous.