Law Seminars International Presents: A Two-Day Conference on Business Models, Regulatory Issues, & Content Acquisition for

Internet-Enabled Television
IPTV and Other Ways of Delivering TV Content in the Internet Age

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(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)

December 14 & 15, 2006
Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, WA

Who Should Order This Homestudy

Lawyers, telecommunications, cable and Internet executives, government regulators, and large telecommunications users.

Why Order

This seminar provides the first national comprehensive analysis of Internet television. "The breathtaking evolution of Internet television has produced an array of legal and business issues. Competing technologies vie for market dominance. Even the traditional structure of the television market is under scrutiny as franchising gives way to cable service providers.

Day One focuses on technology, business models and regulatory issues. Our outstanding faculty provides an overview of business models and associated legal issues, necessary network facilities, and markets. The afternoon examines the future of franchising. Capping the day is a debate over net neutrality and implications for business planners. Day Two is dedicated to content access, acquisition and protection. Our expert faculty examines legislative and regulatory issues pertaining to program access from multiple perspectives. Discussion turns to optimizing the selection of services and content providers and the creation of a content deal. The program concludes with the resolution of issues arising during negotiations between service providers and content owners.

What You Will Learn

What Attendees Said

Agenda

Thursday, December 14, 2006

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Day One Overview: Technologies, Business Models and Regulatory Issues

William B. Wilhelm, Jr., Esq., Program Co-Chair
Bingham McCutchen LLP / Washington, DC

Jeffrey G. Holifield, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Microsoft Corporation / Mountain View, CA

 
8:45 am

Demonstration of New Technological Capabilities That Create New Regulatory and Content Distribution and Protection Issues

Beyond traditional television: alternative methods to inject and use content

Ron Pessner, General Manager, eHome Partner Team
Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA

 
9:15 am

Update on the New Business Models, the Network Facilities Necessary for Acceptable Video Quality; and Markets with Adequate Facilities

Overview of the range of service models and what facilities they require

Matthew Dinsmore, VP, Strategy
CSMG ADVENTIS / Boston, MA

How the financial markets view the various business models

Rebecca Arbogast, Esq., Analyst
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. / Washington, DC

 
10:30 am

Break

 
10:45 am

How the Legal Issues Differ with the Business Model

Traditional content aggregation: an emphasis on network reliability and content usability issues for the types of services offered by Comcast and AT&T, and the service Microsoft is developing

Christy Kunin, Esq., Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA

New "Net TV" services: a different bucket of issues for user-generated content such as the service Google recently announced and Yahoo has in the works

Andrew Feinberg, Esq., VP Corporate Development, Business Affairs and General Counsel
Brightcove, Inc. / Cambridge, MA

 
12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:15 pm

The Future of Local Franchising as the Primary Approach for Non-Broadcast Television Services

Overview of cases, agency activity, and legislation on the federal, state and local levels: Will there be State or Federal preemption? If so, will there be an equivalent to the local franchise fees paid by cable service providers?

Tara M. Corvo, Esq.
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C. / Washington, DC

State regulatory concerns

The Hon. Philip Jones, Commissioner
Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission / Olympia, WA

Local regulatory and financial concerns

Nicholas P. Miller, Esq.
Miller & Van Eaton, PLLC / Washington, DC

 
3:30 pm

Break

 
3:45 pm

Program Access: Legislative and Regulatory Issues Regarding the Ability of Companies to Obtain Access to Third Party Programming

Legal theories for requiring, or allowing companies to deny access and update on judicial and agency proceedings

Martin L. Stern, Esq.
Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP / Washington, DC

New entrant perspective

David L. Lawson, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP / Washington, DC

Incumbent perspective

John D. Seiver, Esq.
Cole, Raywid & Braverman LLP / Washington, DC

 
5:30 pm

Reception for Faculty and Attendees

Sponsored by Bingham McCutchen LLP and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

 

Friday, December 15, 2006

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Day Two Overview: Content Access, Acquisition and Protection

William B. Wilhelm, Jr., Esq., Program Co-chair
Bingham McCutchen LLP / Washington, DC

Scott R. Maples, Esq., Associate General Counsel
Microsoft Corporation / Mountain View, CA

 
8:45 am

The Debate Over Net Neutrality: Who is Arguing for What? What is Likely to Happen? What are the Implications for Business Planners?

Carrier (telecommunications/cable facility owner) perspective

Bruce R. Byrd, Esq., VP & GC - Washington
AT&T, Inc. / Washington, DC

ISP perspective

William B. Wilhelm, Jr., Esq.
Bingham McCutchen LLP / Washington, DC

New entrant perspective

Charles Cosson, Esq., Policy Counsel
Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA

 
10:30 am

Break

 
10:45 am

Picking the Right Dance Partner: Finding the Best Fit Between Various Services and Content Owners, Distributors and Aggregators

Who owns content and when does it make sense to work directly with the owner?

Kraig L. Marini Baker, Esq.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP / Seattle, WA

Content distributors and aggregators: what is their role and when does it make sense to work with them?

Joleen Winther Hughes, Esq.
MediaTech Law Group LLC / Seattle, WA

 
12:15 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:30 pm

The Anatomy of a Content Deal

What are common provisions for a cable-style affiliate agreement and why are they there?

Daniel M. Waggoner, Esq.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP / Seattle, WA

What additional deal terms are recommended for Internet-enabled services?

Daniel Sheeran, Esq., Sr. VP, Music and Video
RealNetworks, Inc / Seattle, WA

 
3:00 pm

Evaluations and Adjourn

 

Cancellation

There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders

Continuing Education Credits

This program qualifies for 11.75 WA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $1,005. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Faculty Bios

Jeffrey G. Holifield, Program Co-Chair, Senior Attorney with Microsoft Corporation, is responsible for issues relating to the Media Center Edition functionality of Windows and for partner engagements involving Windows Media DRM. He previously worked at Sun Microsystems and Sony Electronics.

William B. Wilhelm, Jr., Program Co-Chair, partner with Bingham McCutchen LLP, advises technology companies on policy, state and federal regulation and commercial transactions and disputes related to the development and deployment of new communications applications, voice and video services, digital media, and broadband wireless and wireline networks.
Full bio and contact info for William B. Wilhelm Jr. at Bingham McCutchen LLP

Rebecca Arbogast, VP, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., focuses on legal and regulatory issues affecting communications industries, including spectrum, intellectual property, and antitrust cases. She was formerly Chief of the International Bureau Telecommunications Division of the FCC.

Kraig L. Marini Baker, partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, drafts and negotiates agreements for video game development, publishing and consulting, music recording, talent agreements, live events, television, film, theatre, and event production contracts.

Bruce R. Byrd, VP and GC - Washington for AT&T, Inc., is the chief legal advisor to AT&T's federal lobbyists and is a principal strategist in connection with the company's IP and video initiatives. Previously he was SBC's Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs in Michigan.

Tara M. Corvo, a member with Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C., focuses on cable and telecommunications. She counsels clients on emerging broadband-related regulatory and legislative matters, including network access, net neutrality and VoIP.

Charles Cosson is Policy Counsel at Microsoft Corporation.

Matthew Dinsmore, VP at CSMG ADVENTIS, has a background in the telecommunications, technology and energy industries with a blend of strategic consulting and operational experience. He is experienced in business case development, economic valuation and new technology evaluation.

Andrew Feinberg, VP Corporate Development, Business Affairs and General Counsel for Brightcove, Inc., focuses on strategic relationships, corporate development, and all their legal matters.

Joleen Winther Hughes is one of the founding partners of MediaTech Law Group LLC where she provides a wide range of strategic legal and business development counsel to major players in the digital media field. She has negotiated cutting-edge agreements with internationally recognized entities in the broadcast, music, news, sports, telecommunications, video game, and other industries.

The Hon. Philip Jones was appointed to the Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission in 2005. Previously, he was founder and president of Jones & Company, a government affairs consultancy.

Christy Kunin is the Director for Policy and Regulatory Affairs with Microsoft Corporation.

David L. Lawson, co-chair of the Communications Practice group with Sidley Austin LLP, represents AT&T, Inc. and other communications clients in competition-related matters involving state and federal regulation, mergers and acquisitions, constitutional, appellate and complex federal court litigation.

Nicholas P. Miller, founding partner of Miller & Van Eaton, PLLC, focuses on the law and policy governing cable television and telephone regulation. He represents national local government associations in cable television and telecommunications matters and has worked with international multi-lateral agencies engaged in telecommunications policy advice to developing countries.

Ron Pessner is General Manager of the eHome Partner Team at Microsoft Corporation.

John D. Seiver, partner with Cole, Raywid & Braverman LLP, has extensive experience representing the interests of franchised cable television companies, related affiliates, state and national cable associations, and regional and national program networks in proceedings before state and federal courts.

Daniel Sheeran, Sr. VP, Music and Video, specializes in consumer service for RealNetworks, Inc., and advises within the industry on worldwide marketing and product management, including the vending of digital video systems to the cable and telecommunications industry.

Martin L. Stern, partner with Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP, provides strategic and policy advice to telecommunications, information technology and media firms worldwide. He is chair of the firm's global telecom and media group and assists telecom and broadband providers on all aspects of network build-out and operations.

Daniel M. Waggoner, partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, serves as Co-chair of the Communications, Media and Information Technology Department. He has extensive experience with antitrust, media, intellectual property, internet and commerce, and telecommunications.