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Monday, October 30, 2006

Law Student InternshipEd Gresser from the Progressive Policy Institute is looking for a spring or summer Intern:A brief description of his overall project is at http://www.ppionlin e.org/ppi_ ci.cfmknlgAreaID =108&subsecID= 197&contentID= 1121 Mr. Gresser worked for Sen. Baucus during the 1990s as trade counselor & speechwriter, and am now at the Progressive Policy Institute, which is a non-profit think-tank associated with the Democratic Leadership Council. His contact info is 202-608-1241 (direct phone line; alternatively the main desk is 202-547-001) , and his email address is egresser@ppionline. orgMr. Gresser is interested in a survey of piracy of Native American craft projects, overseas if possible and in the U.S. market. He did a very small piece on this issue a few years ago but there seems to be no systematic attempt by the U.S. government or outside experts - so far as I know - to investigate the issue since 1985.(http://www.ppionlin e.org/ppi_ ci.cfm?knlgAreaI D=108&subsecID= 900003&contentID =251687) Mr. Grsser is looking for someone who has a basic familiarity with intellectual property concepts and good writing skills, and can spent a couple of months as an intern - next summer or spring is fine - contacting tribal governments and U.S. embassies to provide a sense of how high piracy rates are, what countries are the main sources of counterfeit tribal goods, what if anything the US government is trying to do about the matter.Maybe we can talk sometime after the session ends?Thank you and best regards,