Washingtonpost.com staff
Updated April 24, 1998

The Business Software Alliance advocates intellectual property protection for software through free trade. Founded in 1988, the BSA is composed of software industry leaders committed to such issues as encryption policy, electronic commerce and international free trade.

BSA President Robert Holleyman has testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in favor of Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte's SAFE Act [H.R. 695], which would relax export controls on some encryption products. Holleyman also has argued against key escrow proposals that have been proffered by the Clinton administration.

Send the BSA e-mail at software@bsa.org.