Berkeley 2B Conference Announcement - Updated 3/9/98

[James Love <love@cptech.org>]

Subject: Berkeley 2B Conference Announcement - Updated 3/9/98
   Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 15:14:36 -0500
   From: Laurel Jamtgaard <laurelj@sims.berkeley.edu>
     To: Multiple recipients of list <com-priv@lists.psi.com>

       The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology 
                    proudly presents...

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           INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONTRACT LAW 
                  IN THE INFORMATION AGE:
    The Impact of Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code 
         on the Future of Transactions in Information 
                  and Electronic Commerce
    _______________________________________________________


                     April 23-25, 1998
          Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
             University of California at Berkeley

          http://sims.berkeley.edu/BCLT/events/ucc2b
               To register Call: 510.642.4041
             

With Generous Support From:
      The John & Mary R. Markle Foundation  &
      Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Co-Sponsors Include:
      American Law Institute
      Business Law Section of the California Bar Association
      Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
      Fisher Center for Management and Information Technology, UC
Berkeley
      Information Technology Association of America 
      School of Information Management and Systems, UC Berkeley

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

If you or your clients deal in information, you need to learn about 
Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).  This is the 
conference and now is the time to learn what this draft commercial 
law will mean.

With U.S. information industry revenues rising (687.9 billion 
dollars in 1995, and expected to reach 1.33 trillion dollars 
by 2006), legal and industry leaders need to take a close look 
at proposed Article 2B.  The article reaches into the heart of 
information industries, going far beyond ProCD v. Zeidenberg.  
Article 2B will not only validate shrinkwrap and other mass-market 
licenses, but also proposes to regulate virtually all transactions 
in information: everything from online database contracts to 
motion picture deals to consulting arrangements to technology 
transfer agreements. 
 
Potential conflicts between intellectual property law, the 
traditional legal touchstone of information commerce, and Article 
2B are substantial.  Although the debates surrounding Article 2B 
have many focal points, our conference will address this 
particularly complex topic-the intersection of Article 2B and 
intellectual property law. 

This conference will bring Silicon Valley visionaries, industry 
representatives, legal scholars and practitioners together to 
examine whether Article 2B, as drafted, will 

   o  accurately reflect standard industry licensing practices, 
   o  complement or conflict with intellectual property law or 
      other federal policies,
   o  provide a balanced framework to promote competitive markets,
   o  foster technological self-help as an alternative to intellectual 
      property law, and
   o  shape rules for global electronic commerce.
        
When a final version of Article 2B is adopted, it will embody 
principles and priorities that will likely be used to shape the 
framework for electronic commerce in the United States in the century 
to come.   It will be a guidepost for international policies and
recommendations, both in commercial law and intellectual property law 
spheres.  Our goal with this conference is to help shape a text and
interpretation of Article 2B that provides optimal rules for a highly
competitive digital marketplace, while respecting the economic and 
social wisdom underlying intellectual property laws as they exist 
today.


                       ______________________
                       THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
                       ______________________

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THURSDAY, April 23rd, 1998  International House Auditorium, UC Berkeley
  
  Tutorial Sessions: ARTICLE 2B AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH 
                     INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
  Coordinated by:  
     Peter H. Carson, Cooley Godward, UCC Committee of the State Bar of 
                      California; 
     Pamela Samuelson, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of
California 
                       at Berkeley; 
     Dawan Stanford, Morrison & Foerster

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FRIDAY, April 24th, 1998        Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

WELCOME
  Pamela Samuelson, on behalf of the Berkeley Center for Law and
Technology
  Michael Traynor, on behalf of the American Law Institute
  Marc A. Pearl, on behalf of the ITAA

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
  Raymond T. Nimmer, Reporter for Article 2B of the UCC

Session: UCC 2B THROUGH THE EYES OF COPYRIGHT SCHOLARS: PERSPECTIVES & 
         COMMENTARY ON THE INTERSECTION OF COPYRIGHT AND CONTRACT

        Papers Presented By:  
           Jane C. Ginsburg, Columbia Law School; 
           David Nimmer, Irell & Manella; 
           Jerome H. Reichman, Vanderbilt Law School

        Commentators:  
           Henry Barry, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; 
           Peter M.C. Choy, Sun Microsystems; 
           Lucie Guibault, Institute of Information Law, 
                           University of Amsterdam; 
           Brian Kahin, Office of Science & Technology Policy, White
House; 
           Jessica Litman, Wayne State University Law School; 
           Joel Wolfson, The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc.

LUNCH   Presentation by Jay M. Tenenbaum, CommerceNet

Session: INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY & ARTICLE 2B: PERSPECTIVES & COMMENTARY 
         ON PATENT AND TRADE SECRET LICENSING

        Papers Presented By:  
           Martin J. Adelman, Wayne State University Law School; 
           Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, New York University School of Law

        Commentators:  
           Dan L. Burk, Seton Hall University School of Law; 
           David L. Hayes, Fenwick & West; 
           Margaret Jane Radin, Stanford Law School;
           James Pooley, Fish & Richardson


Session:  THE INTERFACE OF STATE CONTRACT RIGHTS WITH FEDERAL 
          PROCEDURE & POLICY

        Papers Presented By:  
           Mark A. Lemley, University of Texas School of Law; 
           David F. McGowan, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, 
                             Falk & Rabkin

        Commentators:  
           John H. Barton, Stanford Law School; 
           Robert W. Gomulkiewicz, Microsoft Corporation; 
           Christopher J. Kelly, U.S. Department of Justice; 
           Charles R.  McManis, Washington University School of Law

EVENING RECEPTION  Sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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SATURDAY, April 25th, 1998,  Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Session:  THE MECHANICS OF LICENSING I: CONTRACT FORMATION

        Paper Presented By: 
           Peter A. Alces, College of William & Mary School of Law

        Commentators: 
           Amelia Boss, Temple University School of Law;            
           Peter Harter, Netscape Communications Corp.; 
           Holly K. Towle, Preston Gates & Ellis


Session:  THE MECHANICS OF LICENSING II: ELECTRONIC 
          MONITORING & TECHNICAL SELF-HELP

        Papers Presented By: 
           Julie E. Cohen, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; 
           Ronald J. Mann, University of Michigan Law School

        Commentators:  
           Kaye Caldwell, Silicon Valley Software Industry Coalition; 
           James R. Davis, Xerox PARC; 
           David D. Friedman, Santa Clara University School of Law; 
           Michael Froomkin, University of Miami School of Law; 
           Hal Varian, School of Information Management & 
                       Systems, UC Berkeley

LUNCH

Session: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF ARTICLE 2B

        Presenters Include:  
           Susan DeSanti, U.S. Federal Trade Commission; 
           P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Institute of Information Law, 
                    University of Amsterdam, European Commission 
                    Legal Advisory Board for the Information Market; 
           Tsuneo Matsumoto, Hitotsubashi University School of Law,
Japan
           Carlyle C. Ring, Chair, Article 2B Drafting Committee

Session:  BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME?  PERSPECTIVES 
          FROM AFFECTED INDUSTRIES

        Presenters Include:  
           Lorin Brennan, American Film Marketing Association; 
           Stephen Y. Chow, Perkins Smith & Cohen; 
           Ronald Epstein, Intel; 
           Michele C. Kane, The Walt Disney Company; 
           Cem Kaner, Law Office of Cem Kaner; 
           Peter Lyman, University of California at Berkeley Library; 
           Matthew R. Lynde, Price Waterhouse; 
           Jeffrey C. Selman, Severson & Werson

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MCLE credit is provided through the Continuing Education of the Bar
(CEB).
CEB certifies that this activity has been approved for of MCLE credit by
the State Bar of California in the amount of five hours per day.

Arrangements are underway to publish papers and comments presented at
the
conference in the California Law Review and the Berkeley Technology Law
Journal.

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REGISTRATION 

Date:                   April 23-25, 1998
Location:               Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Registration Fees:      General/Corporate:   $350 received/post-marked
by 4/1/98
                                          $500 after 4/1/98
                        Government/Academic/Student:  $100

The registration fee includes

   o  Tutorial Materials 
   o  Conference Proceedings
   o  Evening reception on Friday
   o  Continental breakfasts and lunches on Thursday, Friday, 
      and Saturday
   o  Journals containing published conference papers and comments
        

Refunds, less a $50 non-refundable processing fee, will be made for
cancellations received by April 17, 1998.

For more information, contact 510.642.4041 or visit our website at
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/BCLT/events/ucc2b/.

REGISTRATION FORM

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Organization_________________________________________________

Address____________________________________________________

City______________________State_______________Zip_____________

Phone:  Business________________________Home__________________

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WWW Address________________________________________________


Please Check the Following As Applicable

Information Requests

[  ]   I will not attend, but wish to receive information about 
       the published symposium volumes.
[  ]   I am interested in earning CLE credit for the State of
California.
[  ]   I am interested in receiving information about the conference 
       videotaped program. 

I plan to attend the:
[  ]   Tutorial on Thursday, 3/23
[  ]   General Sessions on Friday-Saturday, 3/24-25

Enclosed is the registration fee:
[  ]   $____    $350 ($500 after April 1, 1998)
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Make checks payable to UC Regents.  Or, complete the following to pay by
credit card:

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   Signed_________________________________________________
                
   Date __________________________________________________

Participants may register by sending this form by mail to 
      Article 2B, University of California, 
      Center for Law and Technology, 
      F-402 Haas School of Business #1930, 
      Berkeley, CA  94720-1930 
   or 
      by fax to 510.642.2826.  

Discounted hotel accommodations can be reserved by directly contacting
the Durant Hotel at 510.845.8919 or 1.800.2.DURANT.