Orrin Hatch: “Good morning. It is a true pleasure to be with you this morning and to be included in such a distinguished group of…”

“Good morning. It is a true pleasure to be with you this morning and to be included in such a distinguished group of leading economic and antitrust thinkers. I know that, given the early hour, some of you no doubt are looking for some eye-opening comments. Well, I hate to disappoint, but, let's not kid ourselves folks, this is antitrust we're talking about, so I hope you've had your coffee. Seriously, though, I would like to applaud the Progress and Freedom Foundation for convening this symposium, as well as those who have focused their intellectual energies on the topics to be discussed today. It is, I believe, no overstatement to say that the so-called Digital Revolution is one of the most important economic developments of our age, one which promises to fundamentally change our economy, our business, and our daily lives. Just when I have finally mastered how to set the clock on my VCR, I discover that it won't be long before I'll be watching movies off the Internet, not my VCR. Now I'm really beginning to understand that 'virtual reality' means something more than simply getting up in the morning.”