[A2k] FYI: User Generated Content: Copyright Conundrum | April 10th

[Manon Ress]

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This should be an interesting event.
Manon

From: Sean Flynn <sflynn@WCL.AMERICAN.EDU>
Date: April 5, 2007 3:20:24 PM EDT
Please join us for:

User Generated Content: The Copyright Conundrum
April 10th | 4:00 pm =97 6:00 pm
Reception to Follow
Washington College of Law | Room 603

4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington D.C.

Registration: www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm



The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the
American University Washington College of Law and the Center for
Social Media at the American University School of Communications, in
collaboration with the DC Chapter of the Copyright Society of the
USA, present a lively discussion on the implications of copyright law
for makers of participatory media and the platforms on which it is
displayed.  The discussion will emphasize strategies to avoid or
minimize risk of copyright liability.  Panelists will include:



Sarah B. Deutsch
Vice President & Assoc. General Counsel
Verizon

Alec French
Senior Counsel, Gov=92t Relations
NBC Universal, Inc.



Fred von Lohmann
Sr. Staff Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation



Steve Tapia
Sr. Attorney, Law & Corp. Affairs
Microsoft



Mike Remington
Partner
Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP



This event is open to the public.  Your registration is appreciated
to help our planning of the public reception following the panel.
Registration, however, is not required to attend.



Registration

www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm



Webcast

www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/webcast.cfm



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www.cptech.org

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