DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
RIGHTS AND TRANSACTIONS
Conference in Detail
Friday • September 10, 2004
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| 8:30 | Special Address: Policing and Protecting Valuable Content in Digital Media |
Jonathan Potter, Esq. Executive Director Digital Media Association Washington, DC |
| 9:00 | Licensing Content in a Digital World What you need to consider when content is combined and used in connection with cutting edge technologies: music licensing; mechanical licenses; synchronization licenses, public performance licenses; sound recording licenses ; multimedia works; formatting; encryption; fees/ royalties; attribution/ credit; representations/ warranties; indemnification and using content without a license |
Lorin Brennan, Esq. Principal Gray Matter LLC Newport Beach, CA |
| 9:45 | Perspectives from Licensors and Licensees |
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Licensor perspective: Clearing rights for content |
Steve Gordon, Esq. Steve Gordon Law New York, NY |
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| • Licensee perspective: Using content in a digital media ecosystem |
Maureen S. Dorney, Esq. Gray Cary Palo Alto, CA |
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| 10:30 | Break |
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| 10:45 | Digital Media and Rights of Publicity An update on State-created statutory rights that protect the commercial exploitation of an individual’s name, image, likeness, and other characteristics |
Linda A. Goldstein, Esq. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP New York, NY |
| 11:30 | Politics and Third Party Principles of Digital Rights Transactions Policy conflict between rights restrictors and rights advocates, and how that fits into the modern commercial context; what is the meaning of ‘fair use’ where access control is the basis of the transaction? |
Raymond T. Nimmer, Esq. Director, Intellectual Property and Information Law Institute University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX |
| 12:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 | Online Transactions for Content with End Users |
Holly K. Towle, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP Seattle, WA |
| 2:15 | Five Things Not to Do When Protecting Your Digital Media Through Litigation |
Christopher S. Ruhland, Esq. Program Co-Chair |
| 3:00 | Break |
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| 3:15 | Napster, Aimster, Grokster: The Future of Digital Copyright Law and Litigation |
Ian C. Ballon, Esq. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Los Angeles, CA |
| 4:00 | Ethical Issues in Digital Media, Conflicts of Interest |
Keith G. Fleer, Esq. Loeb & Loeb, LLP Los Angeles, CA |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
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