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PAST EVENTS Date: April 8, 2011 Title: Characters and the Law - Jay Kogan -VP, Business and Legal Affaris and Deputy General Counsel DC Comics Location: Boston University School of Law Room 530 at 1:00 pm Description: Jay will discuss legal protections available to characters and explore how such protections affect character creation, exploitation, and rights enforcement. Jay will also examine how the nature of the character changes the analysis. In addition, Jay will talk about some of the challenges facing character owners in today’s environment. Flyer (PDF): DC Comics.pdf Date: February 14, 2011 Title: Fashion Law with Barbara Kolsum & Mark Schonfeld Location: The Cherry Room 154 Stuart Street, Boston MA @ 4:30pm Description: RSVP to IPLA@nesl.edu Flyer (PDF): Fashion_Law_Lecture02142011.pdf Date: November 8, 2010 Title: Licensing: the sequel - How have changes in the economy and copyright law affected licensing practices? Location: Suffolk University Law School 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA - Function Room 5:00 to 6:30 pm Description: Our panel will share their views on how changes in the economy and in copyright law, since the digital revolution began nearly 20 years ago, have and have not altered licensing practices. Our panelists will discuss the changes and challenges ahead for licensing text, images, and music for multiple markets.. Flyer (PDF): Nov82010Program.pdf Date: April 5, 2010 Title: Slip Sliding Away? Recapturing Your Copyrights – The Looming Issues of Copyright Reversion Location: Suffolk University Law School / Faculty Dining Room, 4th Floor Description: Are your clients’ rights slipping away? Termination rights both under the 1909 and 1978 Copyright Acts befuddle even the most experienced of copyright experts. The 35 year trigger for copyright reversions under the 1978 Act looms on the horizon presenting important issues for rights holders. This date poses potential legal challenges to rights ownership in entertainment properties, particularly in music and literary works. Will the next few years release a floodgate gushing with claims by authors for their reversions or will it go down in copyright law annals as one big yawn like the Y2K virus? A presentation by: Helene Freeman, Esq., Chair of Dorsey and Whitney’s Creative Industries Practice Group This Event is Free of Charge. Please join us for an after presentation networking reception. RSVP to Patti Jones at pattijones.esq@comcast.net Flyer (PDF): NE_April2010.pdf Date: April 23, 2009 Title: COPYRIGHT AND CREATIVITY: WHEN ART MEETS COMMERCE--WHAT HAPPENS? Location: Suffolk Law School Function Room 6:00 p.m. Description: How far can an artist go in using the works of others? Is it fair or fair use or do artists risk facing legal action when their "inspiration" goes to far? Please join us as Ray Dowd, partner at the law firm of Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP, discusses this timely topic. Mr. Dowd represents collectors and dealers of fine art and has litigated disputes involving authenticity, forgery, ownership and provenance. He is the author of the Copyright Litigation Handbook. Co-sponsored by the Federal Bar Association IP Section. Flyer (PDF): Date: April 14, 2009 Title: How the Publishers Saved Copyright and Why its Still Matters Location: Suffolk Law School Function Room, 120 Tremont Street, Boston MA Description: Join us as Jon Baumgarten, a partner in Proskauer Rose LLP gives his insight and expertise on Publishers and Copyright Flyer (PDF): LN IP Lecture Spring 2009.pdf Date: November 18, 2008 Title: Culturing Google to Copy Right Location: Suffolk Law School Function Room Description: We are honored to co-sponsor with Suffolk University Law School LL.M. in Global Law and Tecnology & LexisNexis David Nimmer as he presents on Google and copyrights Flyer (PDF): Nimmer Fall 2008 Final.pdf Date: April 28, 2008 Title: A Visit From the Copyright Office Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA First Floor 6:00--7:30 p.m. Reception to follow Description: Please join us as Marybeth Peters, the United States Register of Copyrights, presents on the recent events at the Copyright Office $10, members $15, non-members, students free Flyer (PDF): Date: April 23, 2008 Title: Copyright and the Constitution presented by Paul Bender Location: Law School Function Room 5:00-6:30 p.m Reception immediately following Description: The New England Chapter of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. is happy to co-sponsor this Suffolk University Law School LL.M. in Global Law and Technoloy & LexisNexis Intellectual Property Lecture Flyer (PDF): Bender Postcard Final.pdf Date: February 28, 2008 Title: News from the Copyright Clearance Center Location: Suffolk Law School, First Floor Description: The New England Chapter of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. is pleased to have Fred Haber, Vice President and General Counsel of Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. present at this meeting. After more than 20 years solely in the business of collective and centralized copyright licensing, CCC has in the past few years begun to branch out in order to further its mission of encouraging copyright compliance through education and the development of services and tools for the use of users and copyright holders. Fred, who has previously discussed CCC's core programs with our Chapter, will discuss its recent developments -- including services for rights holders, services for users, and new services to address orphan works and user-generated content -- and some of its plans for the future. Flyer (PDF): Date: November 7, 2007 Title: Exclusive Right of Authors Reborn Location: Suffolk University Law School, Law School Function Room, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 5:00--6:30 p.m. Description: Please join us for a presentation by Ralph Oman, counsel in the intellectual property group of Dechert LLP, entitled "Going Back to First Principles: the Exclusive Right of Authors Reborn." Reception immediately following. Flyer (PDF): Final R_Oman Postcard.pdf Date: September 18, 2007 Title: The Quiet Revolution in Copyright Location: Suffolk University Law School--1st Floor Function Room Description: Paul Goldstein, the Lillick Professor of Law at Stanford Law School will present on the changes taking place in the copyright law. Time: 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Suffolk University Law School. Reception immediately following Flyer (PDF): Program announcement - Goldstein - September 24, 2008.pdf Date: May 3, 2007 Title: "Old Media" to New Media: Business Opportunities and Copyright Issues Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, First Floor Description: We are pleased to have Rebecca Sanhueza and Greg Barlow, of Time, Inc., who will share with us their experiences on transforming television series and magazine content into web based products. Greg will explain the business model for Time websites designed to enhance "old media" properties, and discuss ways to monetize (or attempt to monetize) these sites. Rebecca, who is Assistant General Counsel of Time, Inc., will discuss copyright, as well as contractual and publicity rights issues, that are triggered in moving old media to new. Greg and Rebecca will offer case histories that illustrate some of the legal wrangling that occurs when attempting to populate websites with existing (old) media content. Flyer (PDF): Date: March 13, 2007 Title: Chapter Meeting 6:00 pm Location: Fish & Richardson P.C. 225 Franklin St., 31st Floor Description: Jay Fialkov, Deputy General Counsel at WGBH, will discuss provisions of copyright law relating to educational and public broadcasting uses of copyrighted content. WGBH collaborated with Berkman Center on a study of whether these provisions still serve their intended purpose in a digital world. Jay will discuss the study and whether there needs to be revisions of the law to reflect the changing methods of delivering content. Flyer (PDF): Date: January 1, 1900 Title: Location: Description: Flyer (PDF): |
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