T. Gorton: “Mr. McCullagh did an excellent job of outlining these extraordinary regulations. I will highlight a few. Under the…”

“Mr. McCullagh did an excellent job of outlining these extraordinary regulations. I will highlight a few. Under the Department of Justice proposal, the Government would require Microsoft to create an entirely new executive position, as well as a new committee on its corporate board of directors, the function of which would be to ensure the company's compliance with the Government's new regulations. The Department of Justice would require Microsoft to "maintain for a period of at least 4 years the e-mail of all Microsoft officers, directors, and managers engaged in software development, marketing, sales, and developer relations related to Platform Software." Under the proposed remedy, Microsoft would also be required to give the Government "access during office hours" to inspect and demand copies of all "books, ledgers, accounts, correspondence, memoranda, source code, and other records and documents in the possession or under the control of Microsoft" relating to the matters contained in the final judgment. Not only that, the Government, "without restraint or interference" from Microsoft, could demand to question any officers, employees, or agents of the company. Together with the other sanctions, these proposals would guarantee that every Microsoft competitor would know everything the two Microsofts plan long before the plans became reality. Mr. President, that is a death sentence.…”