For Immediate Release:
February 5, 2001

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Ken Sunshine, 212.691.2800 
Susan B. L'Ecuyer, 856.596.2221   

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U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch To Address NARM Convention

    The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) has announced
that U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will deliver the keynote address at the
Annual Meeting & Business Session of the 2002 NARM Convention & Trade Show
featuring the Association for Independent Music (AFIM) on Monday, March 11
at the San Francisco Marriott.

    "As the former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Committee¹s current ranking Republican, Senator Hatch plays an active role in the Congressional debate over the digital distribution of music," says NARM President Pamela Horovitz.  "He has spoken of the need to review the increasing legal tension in the high technology industry between intellectual property rights and antitrust laws, an issue of utmost importance to our members. His personal experience as a songwriter and recording artist also gives him a unique perspective on our industry."

    Now serving in his fifth term in the Senate, Orrin Hatch has championed a variety of legislative causes.  Shaped by a strong conservative philosophy, he has battled an expanding bureaucracy and burdensome and costly federal regulations.  His achievements and initiatives have included the balanced budget amendment, tougher anti-crime laws, civil justice reform to unclog the courts, legislation to protect individual property rights, welfare reform, the Job Training Partnership Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Ryan White AIDS Care legislation, providing needed
services for adults and children afflicted with HIV.

    NARM serves the music retailing community in the areas of advocacy, networking, information, education, and promotion. The Association's more than 1,000 members include retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and suppliers of products and services. NARM has joined with the Association for Independent Music to blend AFIM events into the 2002 NARM Convention & Trade Show.