| Practical Copyright Issues in a Digital Age
Sponsored with the Boston Patent Law Association
Please Note: This course has already
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Date: Friday, October 25, 2002
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
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Copyright law is rooted in the Constitution and was seen by the framers as a means to foster creativity and progress. With the pressures of commerce and changes in technology, how does copyright law fit into our digital age? The pending Supreme Court decision in Eldred v. Ashcroft may be one of the most significant decisions in copyright law in decades. The stakes are high in Eldred because many industries will be affected. This case raises critical issues regarding how long copyright protection should exist and what limits the First Amendment places on copyright law. These issues and related issues regarding what constitutes fair use are changing with the rapid developments of computer technology and use of the Internet.
Practical Copyright Issues in a Digital Age brings you one of the nation’s foremost authorities on copyright law, Professor Paul Goldstein from Stanford Law School. His seminal work in the area of copyright law makes him a primary spokesperson. He is frequently cited by the courts and his work is relied on by attorneys throughout the IP field. He will be exploring the impact of law and practice in the digital environment, including the DMCA on fair use doctrine. Focusing on the latest developments in the music and publishing industries, you will hear from experts from within the industry and the lawyers who have been involved in the major litigation in these media. Through a lively debate about how to resolve copyright protection in our current technology driven world, you will learn from the leading scholars and practitioners about where the law in this rapidly evolving area is heading.
Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for anyone involved in the creation, development or use of material protected by copyright law. This includes attorneys, media creators and business people engaged in the creation, use or distribution of IP protected by copyright law.
Attend and Learn:
- The future of fair use in light of new technology
- The impact of the DMCA
- Anti-circumvention rules
- Recent developments in the music, publishing and computer industries
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Professor Stephen M. McJohn
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Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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Paul Goldstein
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Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA |
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Walter F. McDonough
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Needham, MA |
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Lois F. Wasoff
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Concord, MA |
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Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, Chair
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Co-Director of IP Law Concentration, Suffolk University Law School |
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Karen Copenhaver, Esq.
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Choate Hall & Stewart LLP |
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Jonathan Zittrain
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Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, MA |
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Mark A. Fischer, Esq., Partner
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Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston, MA |
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John Taylor Williams
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Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston, MA |
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~ KEYNOTE SPEAKER ~ Paul Goldstein is the Lillick Professor of Law at Stanford University and is widely recognized as one of the country's leading authorities on intellectual property law. He is the author of a four-volume treatise on U.S. copyright law and a one-volume treatise on international copyright law, as well as widely-adopted law school texts on intellectual property law and international intellectual property law. He is the author of four other books, including the widely-reviewed Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox. He has regularly been included in Best Lawyers in America.
Professor Goldstein testified before congressional committees dealing with intellectual property issues and has been an invited expert at international governmental meetings on copyright issues. He has served as Chairman of the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Panel on Intellectual Property Rights in an Age of Electronics and Information, and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich, Germany.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
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Introductions |
Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau
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| 9:05 |
Future of Fair Use in Light of New Technologies and the DMCA Anti-circumvention Rules |
Professor Paul Goldstein
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| 9:45 |
Developments in Publishing |
Lois F. Wasoff, Esq. & John Taylor Williams, Esq.
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| 10:50 |
Developments in the Music Industry |
Mark A. Fischer, Esq. & Walter F. McDonough, Esq.
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| 11:45 |
Computers - Content Licensing v. Free Access |
Moderator: Professor Stephen M. McJohn, Karen Faulds Copenhaver, Esq. & Professor Jonathan Zittrain
Commentary: Professor Paul Goldstein
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| Date: |
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Friday, October 25, 2002 |
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$159; $129 for attorneys admitted since 1999 and members of the BPLA. Tuition includes the course book. A limited number of partial and full scholarships are available. Please fax a written request to 617-305-3099.
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15.00 charge. If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT, ME & NY.
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