I know… we’re as surprised as you are.  Fellowships are no longer just for universities, Congress, and Hobbits.  After some cajoling, we were able to recruit one of the brightest minds in intellectual property law to join ACT as our first Intellectual Property Fellow. 

Some of you may remember Debbie Rose from her three years as Senior Legislative Counsel for the Entertainment Software Alliance (ESA) where she worked on a wide range of intellectual property and regulatory issues for the video game industry.  Others may remember her from the six years she spent as counsel for the House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.  Either way, you know that ACT is very lucky to have her onboard.

Debbie will be doing a lot of writing on copyright issues for ACT, and expect her to be a regular contributor on the ACT Blog.  Keep and eye out for her byline because her insights will be well worth reading.   

In fact, you don’t have to wait one minute longer!  Her first post is already up, and it takes a critical look at the painfully mistitled Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007, also know as HR 1201.  We here at ACT love Freedom, Innovation, and Entrepreneurs, but we have problems with HR 1201.