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Annual Meeting
June 8-10, 2008
Newport Marriott
Newport, Rhode Island


Onsite Agenda

Attendee List

CLE Information - CSUSA is Applying for 450 minutes of CLE credit

Travel to the Hotel


MONDAY, JUNE 9:

The View from the Copyright Office
Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights
U.S. Copyright Office


Updating Section 108: Library Privileges and Digital Technology
Panelists:
June Besek, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Lolly Gasaway, School of Law, University of North Carolina
Peter Givler, Association of American University Presses
Mary Rasenberger, former Senior Advisor for Public Policy and Programs, Library of Congress

Course Materials:
Executive Summary, Section 108 Study Group Report, March 2008
Overview of the Libraries and Archives Exception in the Copyright Act: Background, History and Meaning
Section 108 of the Copyright Act
Copyright Office Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
Full Section 108 Study Group Report (212 pages including appendixes)
Section 108 Study Group Website


Copyrighting Couture
Moderator:
Marya Yee, Donovan & Yee, LLP
Panelists:
Alain Coblence, Coblence & Associates
Anna Kraske
Susan Scafidi, Fordham Law School
Shirley Willett, Boston Design Laboratory

Course Materials:
Intellectual Property and Fashion Dedign by Susan Scafidi
Intellectual Property Law Applied to the Fashion Industry
Position Points for Arguments Against Copyright Law in Fashion Industry by Shirley Willett
The Wall Between Manufacturing and Design
Dress Shirley Willett



TUESDAY, JUNE 10:

Integrity and Attribution: Moral Rights in a Changing World
Panelists:
Jane Ginsburg, Columbia Law School
Scott Lewis, Anderson & Kreiger LLP
Nancy Wolff, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP

Course Materials:
The Right to Claim Authorship in U.S. Copyright and Trademark Law by Jane Ginsburg
Lilley v. Stout
Phillips v. Pembroke First Circuit
Phillips v. Pembroke Decision


Recent Developments in Copyright Law
Panelists:
Robert Clarida, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.
Thomas Kjellberg, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

Course Materials:
Recent Developments Course Materials


Trends in Music Licensing
Moderator:
Barry Slotnick, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Panelists:
Monica Corton, Next Decade Entertainment, Inc.
Hope Carr, Clearance 13-8"
Michelle Bayer, Shelly Bay Music
Nancy Weshkoff, EMI Music Publishing

Course Materials:
$5 a month for legal P2P could happen sooner than you think by Nate Anderson
Copyright Royalty Board to Determine New Mechanical Royalty Rate by Eliot Van Buskirk
Universal's CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves. Now He's Giving Songs Away by Seth Mnookin
Music Industry Changes Its Tune on Podcasting by Ethan Smith
Led Zeppelin – The Heart Attack by Andy Nulman
Amazon MP3 Store's Gains Not Coming at iTunes' Expense by Jackqui Cheng
Agreements


Local Attractions & Information
Newport Marriott
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport Information
Visit Rhode Island
Touro Synagogue
Vineyards
Astors' Beechwood Mansion
Newport Ghosts
Animal Topiary Garden
Fort Adams