DOING BUSINESS ONLINE
Conference in Detail (Day 1)
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| 8:30 | INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE METHOD TO THE MADNESS |
Steve Tapia, Esq., Program Co-Chair Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA |
| 8:45 | ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS: BRAVE NEW WORLD OR SAME OLD THING? Advertising on the Internet, application of FTC rules Traditional domestic false advertising issues Domestic and international promotions and international advertising issues Branding: Defining a place in the crowd, using some one else’s brand; domain names, copyrights, trademarks, metatags, and paying for search engine keywords or priority |
Edward F. Glynn, Jr., Esq. Venable Baerjer Howard & Civiletti, LLP Washington, DC Linda A. Goldstein, Esq. Hall Dickler Kent Friedman & Wood New York, NY Ian C. Ballon, Esq. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Palo Alto, CA |
| 10:30 | BREAK |
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| 10:45 | THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON PRODUCTS OFFERING--CHANGING OLD BUSINESSES Traditional hard goods; “downloadable” products; ancillary services |
Thomas C. Bell, Esq. Perkins Coie Seattle, WA Jeff Enyart United Parcel Service Atlanta, GA Deborah K. Owen, Esq. Armstrong Industries Worldwide Lancaster, PA |
| 12:00 | SPECIAL LUNCHEON ADDRESS-- “ONLINE AND ONFIRE: THE CHANGING FACE OF LAW IN A DIGITAL WORLD” |
Raymond T. Nimmer, Esq., Leonard Childs Professor University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX |
| 1:30 | WOW! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT. . .? NEW INTERNET BUSINESS WITHOUT PRIOR INCARNATIONS Strategies arising from the opportunity for new and more efficient markets; adding value to traditional products through information services; the garage sale moves online. |
Brad Handler, Esq. eBay, Inc. San Francisco, CA Brian Kennan, Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine Seattle, WA |
| 3:00 | BREAK |
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| 3:15 | INFORMATION PROVIDERS— WHAT IS THE COMMON LAW OF INFORMATION? Obligations and liability under common law and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA); Do obligations vary for information made available to the public vs. information made available to clients? Do the duties change when the information is put on diskette? |
Joel Rothstein Wolfson, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel NASDAQ Washington, DC |
| 4:00 | EVERYONE IS A PUBLISHER OR AN INFORMATION SOURCE Current issues for sites that offer chat rooms and bulletin boards, including copyright infringement, defamation, stalking, and lurking |
Steve Tapia, Esq., Program Co-Chair Brian Dengler, Esq., Deputy General Counsel American Online, Inc. Columbus, OH |
| 5:00 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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| 5:30 | NORTHWEST MICROBREW & WINE RECEPTION |
Sponsored by Microsoft & Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP |
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