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September 7 , 2006 #06-59

U.S. Government Official To Speak to Schoolchildren about Illegal Downloading and Copying Children to Learn the Value of Respecting Others' Intellectual Property Washington, D.C. -U. S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas will stress the importance of respecting the music, art and ideas created by others in remarks before an assembly of second through fifth graders at Westwood Elementary School in Bloomington, MN. In his remarks, Dudas will remind students that downloading and copying music, movies and video games without the permission of the artists' or copyright holders' permission is illegal. WHO Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Jon Dudas WHAT Remarks to local children on the importance of intellectual property, patents, copyrights and trademarks WHEN Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. WHERE Westwood Elementary School 3701 W. 108 th Street Bloomington, MN Visit http://www.uspto.gov/ to learn more about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. ###