Judiciary Committee releases witness list for Wednesday’s IP hearing

Tom Adams, President and CEO, Rosetta Stone, Inc.: Mr. Adams is
expected to testify about the impact that rogue websites dedicated to
selling counterfeit goods have on his business, both in the form of lost
revenue and harm to the Rosetta Stone brand. He will also testify
about the risk of harm to consumers who purchase counterfeit goods. 

Scott Turow, best-selling author and President of the Authors
Guild: Mr. Turow is expected to testify about the impact of the sale of
unauthorized electronic books on authors and publishers.

Christine N. Jones, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, The
Go Daddy Group, Inc.: Ms. Jones is expected to testify about the scope
of the online infringement problem, and the ability of Go Daddy, a website registrar, to suspend access to domain names that sell
counterfeit or pirated goods, and related issues.

Thomas M. Dailey, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel,
Verizon: Mr. Dailey is expected to testify about the ability of an
Internet Service Provider, such as Verizon, to work with the Department
of Justice to block consumer access to a website found by a court to be
dedicated to online infringement, and related issues.

Denise Yee, Senior Trademark Counsel, Visa, Inc.: Ms. Yee is
expected to testify about the ability of an online payment processor,
such as Visa, to stop processing consumer payments for a website found
by a court to be dedicated to online infringement, and related issues.