 5055 was introduced March 30, 2006 by Representative Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.), with six co-sponsors from both parties.The bill was referred by the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.The subcommittee held a hearing on the bill on July 27, 2006, at which there was disagreement among legal experts as well as representatives of the fashion industry as to whether there was a need for copyright protection.