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Subject: RE: [Politech] Congress readies new bill to expand DMCA,not
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Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:53:08 -0400
From: Jim Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Declan:
Chairman Smith will address the "Copyright Controversies" conference
Wednesday at The Cato Institute, and we will have a panel dedicated to
the DMCA. Information below. For those not in the D.C. area, the event
will be Webcast live and podcast afterwards.
Conference page with registration form:
http://www.cato.org/events/060426conf.html
Jim Harper
Director on Information Policy Studies
The Cato Institute
The Cato Institute invites you to a half-day conference
Copyright Controversies
Freedom, Property, Content Creation, and the DMCA
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
F. A. Hayek Auditorium
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
There are substantial debates under way about intellectual
property, and copyright in particular. Is intellectual property founded
in a natural right to ownership of information? Is it a utilitarian
tool to give incentive to creation? Or is it a counterproductive
monopoly on ideas? The advance of technology has changed the creative
process in many ways. Is copyright consistent with new modes of
creation? Finally, there are questions about how copyright laws are
enforced. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act amended the law to
accommodate the advance of the Internet, but it remains highly
controversial in some circles. There are differences of opinion among
thoughtful people on all these issues. Join us at a conference designed
to expose the issues and raise the question: What should we think of
copyright?
8:30-9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION
9:00-9:30 a.m. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet,
and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Member, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet,
and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary
9:30-10:30 a.m. PANEL I- Foundations of Copyright
Moderator: Drew Clark, Senior Writer, National Journal's Technology Daily
Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, The Cato Institute
Jim DeLong, Senior Fellow, Director of the Center for the Study of
Digital Property, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
David K. Levine, Coauthor, Against Intellectual Monopoly
10:30-10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45-11:45 a.m. PANEL II- Copyright and Technology
Moderator: Kevin Maney, Technology Columnist, USA Today
Gregory Lastowka, Coauthor, "Amateur to Amateur: The Rise of a New
Creative Culture"
Michael Masnick, President and CEO, TechDirt Corporate Intelligence
Patrick Ross, Senior Fellow, Vice President for Communications and
External Affairs, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. PANEL III- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Moderator: Sarah Lai Stirland, Senior Writer, National Journal's
Technology Daily
Tim Lee, Author, "Circumventing Competition: The Perverse Consequences
of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act"
Solveig Singleton, Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
Emery Simon, General Counsel, Business Software Alliance
Gary Shapiro, President, Consumer Electronics Association
12:45-1:45 p.m. LUNCHEON
Cato events, unless otherwise noted, are free of charge.
To register, visit www.cato.org, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED],
fax (202) 371-0841, or call (202) 789-5229 by 12:00 noon, Tuesday, April 25.
News media inquiries only (no registrations), please call (202) 789-5200.
If you cannot make it to the Cato Institute, watch this Conference live
online at www.cato.org.
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