Congresswoman Diane Watson Announces Public Meeting on Runaway Production, Privacy, FCC Regs  Press release, from the Film & Television Action Committee.   FTAC MEETING: Thursday, August 7, 2003, - 7:30 pm Raleigh Studios Café, 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood   •   Refreshments will be served.   •   Free Parking will be available at the parking structure on Van Ness.   •   Enter the studio at the gate across from the parking structure. ********************************************* CONGRESSIONAL ENTERTAINMENT CAUCUS   Dear Members of the Entertainment Industry:  As Chair of the newly formed Congressional Entertainment Caucus, I invite you to join me at our first Los Angeles Caucus Hearing to address issues important to the entertainment sector.  We have reserved audience participation segments for your input immediately following each panel of scheduled expert witnesses from the entertainment industry. As you may know by now, the Congressional Entertainment Caucus was established to engage members of Congress about entertainment industry concerns.  Currently, thirty members of Congress have joined the Caucus on a non-partisan basis.  We are expecting a large representation of these members at the hearing to be held: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 Noon University of Southern California Davidson Business Conference Center 3415 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90089 The Caucus recognizes the economic and cultural contributions of the entertainment sector, which brought an estimated $535.1 billion to the U.S. economy in 2001 and exports films, music, and television programs to more than 150 countries.  Caucus members are cognizant of the many challenges to the industry today, such as intellectual property protection, runaway productions, piracy, new FCC ownership rules and the development of new digital media.  As a way of raising Congressional awareness on these issues, the Caucus serves as a clearing house for the dissemination of vital information and as a forum to formulate and discuss innovative approaches to the many challenges the entertainment sector faces. Please R.S.V.P. to my Los Angeles district office at 323-965-1422 or for further information, contact my staff coordinators of the event: Lois Hill Hale, Press Secretary at 323-965-1422 or Shawn Chang, Legislative Aide at 202-225-7084.  I urge you to attend this important hearing. Sincerely, Diane E. Watson, Member of Congress --------------- Tell Us What YOU Think! -- On Our Message Board! RETURN to The Hollywood Investigator! "Hollywood Investigator" and "HollywoodInvestigator.com" trademarks are currently unregistered, but pending registration upon need for protection against improper use.  The idea of marketing these terms as a commodity is a protected idea under the Lanham Act. 15 U.S.C. s 1114(1) (1994) (defining a trademark infringement claim when the plaintiff has a registered mark); 15 U.S.C. s 1125(a) (1994) (defining an action for unfair competition in the context of trademark infringement when the plaintiff holds an unregistered mark).