Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., replaced former Rep. Mel...

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., replaced former Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., as the ranking Democrat on the House Intellectual Property Subcommittee, said a spokesman for Nadler (http://1.usa.gov/Mb4Szu). A Tuesday release said the selection “is expected to be ratified” at the next full Judiciary Committee meeting. The subcommittee oversees copyright and patent laws and policy on information technology. “These laws are at the core of how we consume media, from watching TV and listening to music to enjoying a movie or sharing photos,” Nadler said in a statement. “We will seek to strike the right balance between how artists, authors, musicians, photographers and other content creators are compensated for their work with the desire of technology companies to provide new and innovative ways for consumers to access this content like never before.” Watt recently left Congress to become the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.