Music merchants, foresters and homebuilders turn out for congressional hearing on statute behind the Gibson Guitar raid There were two guitarists at the witness table, but not much harmony during a House hearing on the Lacey Act. Musicians and a broad range of trade groups are divided on proposed changes to the landmark conservation law, which was expanded in 2008 to target illegal logging around the world. The Gibson Raid The issue flared into the spotlight last year after federal agents raided the Gibson Guitar Corp. in Tennessee and seized wood from India, instruments and electronic data. Donna Harman, CEO of American Forest & Paper Association, testifies… Read More