. >> reporter: in january 2014, congressman hank johnson of georgia wrote a letter demanding answer he from the dea a letter co-signed by 57 other representatives from both sides of the aisle. >> are you concerned that there is a lack of accountability at dea? >> our war on drugs has been a complete failure here at home and now we're starting to see the effect of that drug war south of our borders and how it has negatively impacted honest law abiding citizens who have nothing to do with the drug trade but yet they get caught up in america's war on drugs. >> a dea surveillance plane actually captured the entire incident on video. that video has never been shown to the public. we spoke to one person who's seen it, a congressional staffer who said it is shot from high altitude and it's too dark and murky to confirm the dea's version of events. back in may we asked the state department for an update on their investigation and were told they couldn't comment on any ongoing investigations. antonio. >> thank you paul. >>> in athens today senior members of the greek government joined demonstra

now joining us on "the communicators," is representative hank johnson, a democrat from georgia and a member of the judiciary committee. why are you here at the ce s s on capitol hill? rep. johnson: it is good to see the changes from year to year with technology and what products have been derived from those investments. how those products make life simpler, make life easier, but yet pose a new set of legal issues that we and congress need to be aware of. this helps us see what is happening on the ground, how things work. removes it from theory and gives it practical application. i as a policy maker make it a habit to come each year to see what is new. host: what are some of the issues you are hearing from from that people showcasing their wares? rep. johnson: patent protection, patent protection. and copyright protection. copyright protection and copyright protection. you know, people who came up with these ideas and received a patent or copyright, they received that property right and the right to profit from it. so when someone misappropriates it -- someone else's technology and hi

monday night on "the communicators" austin meyer zannier zanof and hank johnson talk about technology issues and patent legislation before congress. >> 97% of the people that are sued by patent troll has to settle because they don't have the $3 million. they pay an average of $300,000 to the patent troll that's suing them. they are locked up under what's called a n.d.a. which means they're never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> we're very excited to have a legislation on the topic and we're going to speak to as many congressmen to discuss the issues so entrepreneurs can defend their product. any of these letters that will put a company like ours under. >> we are told that we are currently -- to those who create -- who actually use the law to enforce their property rights. so that's the big divide. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span 2. >> next british prime minister david kameron takes questions from the members of the house of commons and gives an up date on the recent g 7 summit. after that the scottish parliament debates on whether the

and democratic representative hank johnson talk about technology issues and patent legislation. >> 97% of the people who are sued by patent trolls have to settle. they don't have the millions of dollars to defend themselves. 90 -- 97% settle and pay an average of 30 -- $300,000. when they pay that, they are locked up under a nondisclosure agreement, a contract that says they are never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> we are excited to have legislation on the topic. we are excited to discuss the issues and see the best way to help entrepreneurs defend their product and run their businesses fair and square. these demand letters would put a company like ours under. >> we are concerned with currently, has to do with closing the door to those who create. they need to be able to use the courts to enforce their property rights. that is a hurdle we will have to overcome. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> next, prime minister david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. then he updates the house on the g-7 summit. then, another ch

"the communicators," austin meyer nutritionix founder daniel zadoff and democratic congressman hank johnson talk about patent legislation before congress. >> 97% of the people that are sued by patent trolls have to settle because they don't have the $3 million to defend themselves. 97% of them settle, they pay an average of $300,000 to the patent troll that's suing them. now, when they paid the $300,000 settlement, they're locked up under an nda a nondisclosure agreement, which is a contract that says they're never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> so far this new congress seems very excited to have legislation on the topic and we're going to speak to as many congressmen as possible to discuss the issues and see what is the best way to help those entrepreneurs defend their products, but more importantly be able to run their businesses where any of these demand letters that currently exist would put a company like ours under -- >> patent reform that we are concerned with currently has to do with closing the courthouse door to those who create making it more difficult for them

. >> in 2013 congressman hank johnson wrote a letter, demanding answers from the the dea, a letter co-signed by 56 other representatives from both sides of the aisle. >> your office has sent another letter asking for an update. are you satisfied with the pace with which this is happening? >> it's bean slow slog through what seems to be indifference and what could be construed as some to be a coverup. >> reporter: is there a concern that there's a lack of accountability at dea? >> our war on drugs has been a complete failure here at home and now we're starting to see the effective of that drug war south of our borders and how it has negatively impacted honest law abiding citizens who have nothing to do with the drug trade but yet they get caught up in america's war on drugs. >> reporter: in may we asked the state department for an yucht, and got nowhere. >> it's actually been three years since four people were killed during a u.s.-honduran drug operation near ajuas what's the status of that, what's going on? >> it's still ongoing as you said it's a joint investigation it evolves the inspector

. >> reporter: in january 2013, congressman hank johnson of georgia wrote a letter demanding answers from the dea a letter co-signed by 57 other representatives from both sides of the aisle. the investigation has now been ongoing for almost a year. your office has sent another letter asking for an update. are you satisfied with the pace be at which this is happening? >> it's been a slow slog through what seem to be indifference and which could be construed as some to be a coverup. >> reporter: are you concerned about the last of accountability at dea? >> our war on drugs has been a complete failure here at home and now we're starting to see the effect of that drug war south of our borders and how it has negatively impacting honest, law abiding citizens who have nothing to do with the drug trade. but yet they get caught up in america's war on diswrugz. drugs. >> in may we asked the state department for an update and got nowhere. >>> it's been four years since several were injured in a drug operation near ajuas what's going on? >> the investigation is still ongoing. as you said it's a

in january 2013, congressman hank johnson of georgia wrote a letter demanding answers from the d.e.a. a letter co-signed by 57 other representatives from both sides of the aisle. >> the investigation as been ongoing for almost a year your officers sent newer letter asking for an update. are you satisfied with the pace? >> it's been a slow slog through what is indifference and which could be construed by some to be a cover up. >> are you concerned that there's a lack of accountability at d.e.a. the war on drugs has been a failure. here at home. and now we are starting to see the effect of that drug war south of our boarders and how its negatively impacting honest law-abiding citizens with nothing to do with the drug trade, yet they are out up in america's war on drugs. >> in may, we asked the state department for an update and got nowhere. >> it's been three years since four unarmed people were killed and others injured during a joint honduran antidrug operation. what is the status of that investigation. what is going on? >> so the investigation into that incident is still ongoing. as

monday night on "the communicators" austin meyer zannier zanof and hank johnson talk about technologyues and patent legislation before congress. >> 97% of the people that are sued by

. >> monday night on the communicators, research founder upton meyer and hank johnson. about technology issues and that legislation -- talk about technology issues and legislation. >> 90% of people sued by patent trolls have to settle because they do not have the money to defend themselves. they pay an average of 300,000 dollars to the patent troll that is suing them. then they are locked up under an nda which is a contract which says they are never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> newcomers seems excited to have legislation on the topic and we will discuss the issues and see what is the best way to help entrepreneurs defend products but more importantly be able to run businesses. any of the demand letters that currently exist would put a company in trouble. >> what we are concerned with currently has to do with making it more difficult for those who create to use tools to enforce property rights. that is the big divide. that is a hurdle we will have to overcome. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> 70 years ago in 19 45

. >> in january 2013, congressman hank johnson of georgia wrote a letter demanding answers from the d.e.a., a letter co-signed by 57 other representatives from both sides of the aisle. >> our war on drugs is a complete failure here at home and now we're starting to see the effect of that drug war south of our border and how it's negatively impacting honest, allow abiding citizens who have nothing told with the drug trade but yet get caught up in america's war on drugs. >> a d.e.a. surveillance plane actually captured the incident on video. that video has never been shown to the public. we spoke to one person who has seen it, a congressional staffer, who says the video is dark and murky too dark to confirm the d.e.a.'s version of events. back in may we also went to the state department to ask for an update on their investigation and were told they couldn't comment. back to you. >> paul beban, thank you. >> a decision i guess due on whether it's legal for the u.s. to hold undocumented migrants in detention centers. several families from central america sued the u.s. government after they we

. >> host: and now joining us on "the communicators" is representative hank johnson democrat from georgia and a member of the judiciary committee. congressman, why are you here at the ces on capitol hill show? >> guest: well, it's always good to see the change that happens from year to year with technology. and what investments people have made and what products have been derived from those investments and how those products make life simpler, make life easier but yet pose a whole new set of issues legal issues that we in congress need to be aware of. and so this helps us to see what's happening on the ground how things work, removes it from theory gives it practical application. and so i as the policymaker make it a habit to come each year to see what's new. >> host: what are some of the public policy issues that you're hearing from the that people showcasing their wares. >> guest: patent protection, patent protection and also copyright protection copyright protection and copyright protection. you know, people who come up with these ideas and receive a patent or a copyright, they receive

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communicators, a research founder, nutrition founder and a democratic representative from georgia, hank johnsont technology issues and patent legislation before congress. >> 97% of people who are sued have to settle. they do not have the $3 million to defend themselves. 97% of them settled. they pay an average of $300,000 to those suing them. now, if they agreed to the settlement, they are locked up under a nondisclosure agreement which the contractor says they are never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> so far, they seem very excited to have legislation on the topic, and we're going to see if there is anything possible to discuss what is the best way of helping entrepreneurs. more important, being able to run their businesses. for company like ours. >> what we are concerned with currently has to do with closing the door to those who are making it more difficult for them to actually use the courts to enforce their property rights, so that is a hurdle that we will have to overcome. announcer: monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the communicators on c-span2. announcer: each week,

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research founder austin meyer and democratic representative from george hank johnson talk about technology issues and patent legislation before congress. >> 97% of the people that are sued by patent trolls have to settle because they don't have the $3 million to defend themselves. 97% settle. they pay an average of $300 to the patent troll that's suing them. when they pay the assessment, they are locked up under what's called a non-disclosure agreement which is a contract that says they are never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> so far this new government seems very excited to have a legislation on the topic. we're going to speak to as many congressman possible. >> patent reform we are concerned with currently has to do with closing the courthouse door. to those who create making it more difficult for them to actually use the courts to enforce their property rights. so that's the big divide. that's a hurdle we will have to overcome. >> tonight, at 8:00 on the communicators on c span 2. >>> tonight c span's road to the white house coverage continues with jeb bush making his

communicators, austin myer, nutrition founder, dan july zadoff and democratic representative from georgia hank johnson talk about technology issues and patent issues before congress. >> 90% that are sued by patent lawyers have to settle. they pay an average of $300,000 to the patent troll that's suing them. when they pay the $300,000 settlement, they are locked under an nda a nondisclosure agreement, which says they are never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> so far, this new congress seems very excited to have some legislation on the topic. we will discuss the best way to help entrepreneurs defend their products and any of these demand letters that currently exist would put a company like ours under. >> the patent reform we are concerned with currently has to do with closing the courthouse door to those that create making it more difficult for them to use the courts to enforce their property rights. that's a big divide. that's a hurdle that we will have to overcome. >>> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on cspan2. >>> freshman senator and iraq war veteran, tom cotton, spo

. >> tonight on "the communicators," hank johnson.they talk about patent legislation before congress. >> 97% of the people sued have to settle. they don't have $3 million to defend themselves. they pay an average of $300,000 settlement. they are locked up under a non-disclosure agreement or in the contract says they are never allowed to tell anybody what happened to them. >> i am excited about the legislation on the topic. we are going to discuss the issues and see what is the best way to help entrepreneurs defend their products and run their businesses where any of these demand letters that exist could put somebody out of business. >> we are concerned with closing the door to those who create and make life difficult and use the courts to encroach their property rights. these are some of the hurdles that we will have to over,. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will talk about any of the topics we have already discussed. you can shoot us a tweet. we will get your calls momentarily. a ful

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johnson he's lean. i think tiger needs to look inside himself. i don't think it's about butch or hank or anybody. it's about him finding what he lost probably during the scandal. some kind of confidence, some kind of a sense of destiny he used to v i know that's very speculative but i just sort of feel it's not golf swing it's not injury it's psychological. when he missed chips that was more shocking than pop shots. to hit chips two feet or 40 yards over the green that is incredible. you don't even see any pros doing that. forget tiger woods. that was just traumatic. he overcame it which was incredible he did it before the masters. yet there's something in there that's not normal for a champion and i think he has to go find that. >> rose: he seems like the kind of guy who wants to get rid of the problem. he's the kind of guy who is trying to address it. >> he is trying to address it. >> rose: you say what the problem is. >> i used to think that to but i think he's a resistance inside. >> rose: that's personal behavior and everything else. >> yes. there's a lot of things. people close to him wish

johnson and how lean he is. tiger got a little sick. i think tiger has got to look inside himself. i don't think it's about much, hank or anybody. it's about him finding when he loss, probably during the scandal. some kind of confidence or sense of destiny fees to have. i know that's speculative, but it's not golf swing, it's not injury, it's psychological. what he did earlier in the year, when he was missing ships, that was even more shocking. to actually hit chips to feeds or 40 yards over the green is incredible. you don't see any pros doing that, forget tiger woods. he overcame it, which was incredible, but yet there's something in there that is not normal for a champion. i think he has to go find that. charlie: he seems like the kind of guy who wants to get rid of the problem. he's the kind of guy who seems like he would be trying to address it. i don't mean by fixing his swing. jaime: i used to think that also, but i think there's a resistance to looking inside. there are people who wish he would and he hasn't. i think that's where the key is. people say play more -- i say take time, find yourself and come back fresh. john