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Mr. MOORHEAD. Thank you. And I want to thank this panel. It has been excellent. We appreciate you coming over and contributing to this discussion.
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, could I add my compliments to the panel and to Mr. Valenti who recently had to leave because of a time consideration? But I think this has been an extremely rewarding discussion about some very important issues within the two pieces of legislation that you have commented on. Thank you very much.
Mr. MoORHEAD. Thank you.
I am going to ask the second panel to come forward.
Our first witness on the second panel will be Ms. Martha Coolidge, who is the cochair of the Directors Guild of America's President's Committee. Ms. Coolidge is one of today's most well-known directors. She directed two major film productions back to back in the past year: "Angle" and "Lost in Yonkers." Ms. Coolidge has directed other award-winning movies such as "Rambling Rose" and "Valley Girl."
She holds a masters of fine arts degi-ee from New York University and started her professional career by directing award-winning documentaries. She helped to found the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, Inc. She serves on the board of directors of the Directors Guild of America, Women in Film, the American Film Institute, and was named to the dean's advisory board of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.
Welcome, Ms. Coolidge.
Our second witness will be Jeffrey P. Eves. Mr. Eves is the president of the Video Software Dealers Association. The VSDA represents over 20,000 video retail stores in North America.
Prior to his present position, Mr. Eves was the corporate vice president of Fort Howard Corp. He served in senior level management positions in the areas of international trade government and market. Mr. Eves was appointed by President Nixon as Special Assistant to the President and Chief Liaison between the White House and the business community and by President Ford as Director of White House Conferences.
He holds degrees in business from the University of Nebraska and in economics firom the University of California at Berkeley.
Welcome.
Our third witness is Mr. Michael Weller. Mr. Weller is a playwright and screenwriter, having written over 40 plays and screenplays, including "Hair" and "Ragtime." He is a member of the Writers Guild of America East and the Dramatists Guild of America, where he serves as a council member.
Welcome.
Our fourth witness is Ms. Judith M. Saffer, assistant general counsel of Broadcast Music, Inc., BMI, one of the Nation's largest performance rights society.
Ms. Saffer was a graduate of the New York University Law School, a member of the executive committee and the presidentelect of the Copyright Society of the United States. She is also secretary of the Foundation for a Creative America and is active in the American Intellectual Properties Lawyers Association.