Kernochan Center IP Speaker Series

Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts: Intellectual Property Speaker Series

Following is the schedule for the Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts' new IP Speaker Series, which will take place on Tuesdays from 12:30 - 1:20p.m. in Room 103 of Jerome Greene Hall. These events are open to the public.

January 27-- Moral Rights under U.S. Law
Speaker: Prof. Roberta Kwall, DePaul University College of Law
February 10 -- Legal Protection for Databases in the U.S.
Speakers: Bruce Joseph, Esq., Wiley Rein & Fielding; Jon Baumgarten, Esq.,Proskauer Rose
February 24 -- Derivative Liability Under Copyright (Sony Betamax, Napster,Aimster, Grokster and Kazaa, etc.)
Speakers: Andrew Bridges, Esq.,Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati;Thomas Hentoff, Esq. (CLS '91), Williams & Connolly.
March 2 -- More on Derivative Liability: "notice and takedown" provisions; the Verizon case and ISP responsibility to identify users alleged to infringe; possible legislative solutions.
Speakers: Beryl Abrams, Esq. (CLS '73), Columbia University General Counsel's Office; Shira Perlmutter, Esq., Time Warner
March 30 -- The Anti-Circumvention Provisions in 17 U.S.C. §1201: What is the appropriate balance between technological protection, and copyright exceptions and
limitations?
Speaker: David Carson, Esq., General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office
April 6 -- New Business Models: the role of digital rights management, copyright education, and new marketing strategies.
Speakers: Fred von Lohmann, Esq., Electronic Frontier Foundation; Jeffrey Cunard, Esq., Debevoise & Plimpton
April 13 -- Current Topics in International Copyright
[topics and speakers TBA]

Sponsored by the Horace S. Manges Lecture and Conference Fund.

Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts