There is no question that the exploitation of works will increasingly be through the creation of digital temporary copies, as opposed to the creation of permanent copies.
For us, the litigation issue is really a risk assessment issue, and the fact that an injunction is almost always issued automatically creates a lot of risky situations.
Hundreds of patent infringement cases are pending against computer software and hardware manufacturers.
We think that you need to look at that bigger picture; we think you need to look at the full range of fairness factors and the judge needs to have that discretion.
There's nothing companies hate more than unpredictability. Injunctive relief poses a very disruptive force to our industry.
The support of our industry for this legislation should not be taken for granted.
That's clearly an important thing for us. The Chinese government is a major customer of software. We have had a problem in the past with government ministries using illicit copies and the Chinese have made a commitment to stop that.