Source: US Newswire http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1001-125.txt

Clinton Issues Executive Order on Computer Software Piracy U.S. Newswire 1 Oct 14:10

Clinton Issues Executive Order on Computer Software Piracy To: National Desk, Technology Writer Contact: White House Press Office, 202-456-2100

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the White House:

EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - COMPUTER SOFTWARE PIRACY

The United States Government is the world's largest purchaser of computer-related services and equipment, purchasing more than $20 billion annually. At a time when a critical component in discussions with our international trading partners concerns their efforts to combat piracy of computer software and other intellectual property, it is incumbent on the United States to ensure that its own practices as a purchaser and user of computer software are beyond reproach. Accordingly, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the United States Government that each executive agency shall work diligently to prevent and combat computer software piracy in order to give effect to copyrights associated with computer software by observing the relevant provisions of international agreements in effect in the United States, including applicable provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and relevant provisions of Federal law, including the Copyright Act.

I suppose this means the USG will decide to retroactively compensate Inslaw for their use of the Promis software all these years...