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PAST EVENTS Date: January 24, 2012 Title: The Future of Digital Licensing: Still Door-To-Door or One-Stop-Shop Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 12:00 Noon Description: Licensing music for various uses, particularly online, can be very challenging; even simply determining ownership or control of various rights to a given piece of music can present problems. These hurdles, which can increase transaction costs unnecessarily, have the potential to create the unintended consequence of reducing the number of music-related transactions below what the market might otherwise support. How can these challenges be addressed under the current regime, and what solutions may be on the horizon? Flyer (PDF): CSUSA_NY_01242012.pdf Date: December 15, 2011 Title: APPROPRIATION ART: GOOD ARTISTS BORROW, GREAT ARTISTS STEAL (AND SOMETIMES GET SUED) Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY Description: Appropriation has always been a part of art, some might say the use and re-casting of existing works is one of the defining characteristics of the post-modern age. Through the Fair Use analysis, U.S. copyright law aims to strike a balance between protecting the rights of artists whose works are appropriated and encouraging the creation of new art that necessarily draws on existing works. Is this test sufficient to address the competing interests in the realm of appropriation art? Flyer (PDF): New York Chapter December Luncheon Announcement.pdf Date: October 27, 2011 Title: "©rossing the Line? A Discussion of Ethical Issues in Copyright Matters" Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, NY Description: Speaker: Stephen Gillers, Vice Dean and Crystal Eastman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law Professor Gillers, one of the nation's leading experts on legal ethics, will discuss several hypothetical situations involving copyright law and legal ethics issues,including (subject to change) a lawyer’s disclosure obligations in preparing copyright applications and negotiating work made for hire agreements, conflicts between two clients, representation of a new client by a lawyer with knowledge (from prior represenation) of a client’s enforcement strategy, and how the lawyer advertising rules apply to social media. This panel is a great opportunity to hear Professor Gillers, who is always an entertaining and informative speaker, while picking up those ever elusive Ethics CLE credits! Flyer (PDF): Announcement 10-27-2011.doc Date: September 15, 2011 Title: New York Chapter Luncheon: Copyright and Content in the Cloud Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, NY Description: This panel will focus on the critical legal issues raised by the expansion of cloud computing and explore how stakeholders can balance the need to comply with evolving laws, standards and court decisions with the need to exploit new technological advancements that lead to improved services and enhanced user experiences. Flyer (PDF): Copyright and Content in the Cloud Announcement September 15, 2011.pdf Date: April 5, 2011 Title: Divvying Up the Digital Pie: The Fight Over Music Download & E-Book Royalties Just Got Hotter. Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York , NY (Noon) Description: Numerous recording artists such as the Allman Brothers and the Youngbloods have filed suits challenging how their labels compute digital royalties under pre-digital era record deals. These suits typically allege that downloads sold by iTunes and other third parties are sales under third-party licenses, for which most record deals provide an artist royalty of 50% of the label’s “net royalty receipts.” But many labels have treated these as “sales through normal retail channels,” for which the royalty is usually just a relatively low percentage of wholesale or retail price. Who’s winning this fight? On September 3, 2010, the 9th Circuit (in F.B.T. Productions, LLC v. Aftermath Records) held that third-party downloads are sales under third-party “licenses,” and that Aftermath Records therefore should have paid Eminem’s production company at the higher level of 50% of the label’s “net royalty receipts.” Is the 9th Circuit decision right? Will other circuits follow it? What implications does it have for publishing royalties for e-books? Our distinguished panel of experts will debate these and other questions. Panelists: Brian D. Caplan (Caplan & Ross), Stephen E. Gillen (Wood, Herron & Evans), and Emio F. Zizza (Warner Bros. Records). Moderator: John P. Luneau (Law Offices of John P. Luneau) Flyer (PDF): NYC April 2011.pdf Date: March 16, 2011 Title: "You Bought It, But Do You Own It: First Impression In First Sale"? Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York , NY (Noon) Description: In Costco v. Omega, the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether a decision barring importation of authorized goods made overseas was correct, and then issued a split 4-4 decision essentially upholding the appellate court's ruling. In Vernor v. Autodesk, the Ninth Circuit held that one who purchases software has not bought it in an outright sale but instead is subject to a license -- a license that restricts the purchaser's right to resell the software. Conversely, the Ninth Circuit also held in UMG v. Augusto that a promotional CD distributed by the record company gratis is free of the distributor's right to control future sales of that copy of the CD, despite language on the item stating "promotional use only; not for sale." These and other recent decisions regarding the scope of the first sale defense and the nature of ownership in this new "sale" versus "license" world may have profound impacts on the way we look at issues concerning distribution and consumption of copyrighted works in the global marketplace and the digital age. Panelists: Andrew Berger of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, Randi Singer of Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Beryl Jones-Woodin of Brooklyn Law School. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA NY March 16.pdf Date: February 22, 2011 Title: EBOOKS: Kindling For A New Era Of Book Publishing (Young Professionals Event) Location: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 6:00pm Description: In 2010, Amazon sold more than 8 million Kindles. Though they undoubtedly have the largest piece of the ebook pie, Amazon’s staggering sales are not unique. The success of Barnes and Noble’s Nook, Sony’s Reader and Apple’s iPad have all proven that this new market is here to stay. However, with new markets come new challenges. How best to navigate book deals in the ebook world? What special considerations need to be taken into account that are not at issue in traditional book deals? What does this new technology mean for publishers, authors, and consumers? This accomplished and diverse panel will attempt to address these hot issues. TO REGISTER please cut and past this link: http://csusayp22211.eventbrite.com Flyer (PDF): CSUSA NY Feb 22 2011.pdf Date: January 11, 2011 Title: Politically Incorrect? Fair Use and Copyright for Songs in Political Campaigns Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York , NY (Noon) Description: Recently, prominent musicians such as Jackson Browne, David Byrne and Don Henley have brought lawsuits for copyright infringement (among other claims) for the unauthorized use of their music in political campaigns. Which side wins in the battle of copyright versus political speech? Should unauthorized political campaign uses be considered Fair Use? If copyright actions in these cases are unsuccessful, could the plaintiffs have valid claims in Rights of Publicity or Trademark law? Panel: Jacqueline Charlesworth (Of Counsel, Morrison and Foerster LLP), Robert Clarida (Partner, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.), Anthony Fletcher (Senior Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.), and moderated by Jason Mazzone (Professor, Brooklyn Law School) Flyer (PDF): CSUSANY_Jan11_2011.pdf Date: December 13, 2010 Title: The Elusive Termination Right; Where Does it Stand? Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York , NY (Noon) Description: When Congress extended the term of copyright protection as part of the Copyright Act of 1976, it included two game-changing termination-of-transfer provisions to give authors the benefit of the extension. Where does the termination right stand today? When is it available? And how effective is it to the terminating author or her heirs? Flyer (PDF): CSUSANY-Dec_13_10.pdf Date: November 18, 2010 Title: Why Viacom v. YouTube Matters (Besides the $1 Billion) Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd St. LUNCH AT 12:15 Description: Has the Southern District kept the world safe for new technology, or are content creators dying by a billion uploads and keystrokes? In “Viacom v. YouTube”, Judge Louis Stanton granted summary judgment to YouTube, holding that in the absence of specific knowledge, an online service provider’s generalized knowledge of copyright infringement was insufficient to deny safe harbor protection under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c). While the appeal is pending, YouTube and its parent company, Google, have continued business as usual. Panel: Cliff Sloan (Partner, Skadden Arps), Daniel Blackman (Co-founder, Howcast, and formerly of Google), Michael Kwun (Of Counsel, Keker & Van Nest) and Daniel Hart (Chief Revenue Officer, Arkadium), Thomas Sydnor (Director of the Center for the Study of Digital Property at The Progress & Freedom Foundation), Moderated by Professor James Grimmelmann (New York Law School) Flyer (PDF): NYC_NOV18_2010_updated.pdf Date: October 18, 2010 Title: Beg, Borrow, or Steal? Exploring Practical Solutions to the Music Sampling Debate Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York , NY (Noon) Description: Many argue that music sampling is a vital component to fostering creativity in the development of new music, but that it is impractical to clear every sample an artist may wish to use. Others maintain that the use of another's copyrighted work is infringement - plain and simple, and artists must obtain a license before using another’s music. This debate strikes at the very essence of copyright law's twin aims: to incentivize the creation of new works while protecting the copyright owner’s rights in existing ones. Is there a practical and pragmatic solution to this problem, perhaps a "sample clearinghouse," or a statutory sampling fee? Panelist: Cynthia Arato (Founding Member, Macht Shapiro Arato & Isserles LLP), Emio Zizza (Vice-President of Business and Legal Affairs, Warner Bros. Records), and Hank Shocklee (Producer, Public Enemy) Moderator, Dr. Lawrence Ferrara (Musicologist / Director of the Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions, NYU). Flyer (PDF): NYC_1018.pdf Date: September 23, 2010 Title: "Red Skies In The Morning: Legal Ethics At The Dawn of Cloud Computing" Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY Description: Please join our highly distinguished panel: James Flynn (Member, Epstein Becker & Green), Ken Strutin (Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association), and Roland Trope (Partner, Trope and Schramm LLP) as they discuss how modern attorneys are at the horns of a dilemma between using all available tools for the benefit of their clients and being chastised for potentially overstepping privacy and ethical boundaries. Flyer (PDF): 9.23.10 Cloud Computing Ethics Panel Announcement.pdf Date: April 29, 2010 Title: CopyRight and Risk in Film Practice Location: Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue (corner of 12th St) Description: Please join respected practitioners Ezra Doner, Dennis Angel and moderator Professor Derek Bambauer as they provide a look into business and copyright aspects of the film production, finance and distribution. Topics may include mitigation of production and distribution risk, chain-of-title, , errors and omissions insurance, and determination of copyright infringement damages. The panel may also address the controversy surrounding the proposed Cantor Exchange which, if approved by federal regulators, will provide a platform for trading of derivatives based on domestic box office receipts. Flyer (PDF): CopyRight and Risk in Film Practice Announcement.pdf Date: April 13, 2010 Title: Copyright to the Rescue -- DINNER panel Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd St., New York, NY (6 p.m.) Description: Is expanded copyright protection the answer to news media woes -- or could it bring worse problems? Our expert panelists are Eliot Pierce (NY Times) and Prof. Martin Kretschmer (Bournemouth University, UK), with moderator Prof. Barton Beebe (NY Law School). Flyer (PDF): (c) to the Rescue - Dinner Invitation.PDF Date: March 18, 2010 Title: Royalties and Rip Offs! LUNCHEON Panel Location: Princeton Club, 15 W. 43rd St., New York, NY (noon) Description: For the latest on royalties on the web -- ringbacks, web embeds, and beyond, along with the surrounding disputes -- come hear our expert panel: Lynn Bayard (of Paul Weiss), Seth Greenstein (of Constantine Cannon), Steve Ochs (of MTV), with moderator Prof. Judson Jennings. Flyer (PDF): Royalties_And_Tipp_Offs.pdf Date: February 24, 2010 Title: Fan Wars: Copyright vs. Mash-ups and Fan Fiction Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (Noon) Description: Please join panelists Professor Sonia Katyal of Fordham Law School, Professor Shaka McGlotten of Purchase College, and Martin Schwimmer (Partner, Moses & Singer) and moderator Jay Kogan (DC Comics™ and MAD Magazine™) as they discuss the copyright implication of fan-fiction and mash-ups. Flyer (PDF): Date: January 12, 2010 Title: RealDVD or Steal DVD? Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (Noon) Description: Join panelists Fred Von Lohmann (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and William Coats (White & Case) and moderator Professor Jason Mazzone (Brooklyn Law School) as they discuss the RealDVD program, which enables users to create copies of DVDs, and litigation disputing its legality. Flyer (PDF): Jan 2010.pdf Date: January 11, 2010 Title: Location: Description: Flyer (PDF): Date: November 18, 2009 Title: "80,000 a Song?" Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (Noon) Description: Join moderator Professor Derek Bambauer (Brooklyn Law School) and panelists Ray Beckerman (Ray Beckerman, P.C.) and Jennifer Pariser (Recording Industry Association of America) as they discuss the constitutionality of statutory damages for infringement of music recordings in relation to the recent Jammie Thomas and similar decisions. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA NY Chap Nov 18th Panel Announcement.pdf Date: October 22, 2009 Title: Jefferson's Moose in Cyberspace (Luncheon) Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (Noon) Description: Prof. David G. Post (Temple University), author of In Search of Jefferson’s Moose: Notes on the State of Cyberspace, looks to history for guidance in tackling upcoming copyright challenges on the Internet. Flyer (PDF): DavidPostAnnouncement.PDF Date: September 23, 2009 Title: The Rules, They are A-Changin' -- Ethics Luncheon Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, NOON Description: Every time we feel confident we have mastered the ethical rules . . . they change. It’s no April Fool’s joke -- on April 1, 2009, NY abandoned the Model Code for the ABA’s Model Rules format. Panelists Devika Kewalramani and Gary D. Sesser will provide guidance. Flyer (PDF): 9-23 Ethics Luncheon Invitation.PDF Date: August 12, 2009 Title: SOLD OUT Google Books: Stay in Class or Check Out of the Library? Location: SOLD OUT The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, NY, NY Description: SOLD OUT Join Allan Adler (The Association of American Publishers), Paul Aiken (The Author’s Guild), Andrew DeVore (DeVore & DeMarco LLP), Professor James Grimmelmann (New York Law School) and moderator Rose Auslander (Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, LLP) as they discuss the implications of the rapidly approaching September 4th opt-out deadline for the Google Books settlement. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA 8.5.09 Google Book Settlement Announcement.pdf Date: April 22, 2009 Title: The Sweet Smell of Copyright Protection Location: he Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, NY, NY 6:00 PM Description: Please join panelists Charles Cronin (Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School), Tobian Cohen Jehoram (who successfully argued before the Netherland's Supreme court to uphold copyright for perfume) and moderator Derek Bambauer (Brooklyn Law School) as they debate the merits of providing copyright protection for perfumes. Flyer (PDF): Date: April 7, 2009 Title: Wrapping Your Head Around 360 Deals Location: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law- 55 Fifth Avenue at 12th Street Description: Please join panelists Rand Levin (Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Universal Music), Elliot Resnik (Principal, The Law Offices of Elliot Resnik), Amaechi Uzoigwe (Co-Founder, Definitive Jux) and our moderator, Jeffrey Liebenson (Counsel, Herrick, Feinstein LLP) as walk through 360 Deals and explain their ramifications on the recording industry. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA 360 Deals Announcement.pdf Date: March 19, 2009 Title: The Year of the Widget Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, NY, NY Description: Please join our panel of Matthew DeFilippis (ASCAP), Alex Ellerson (Howcast Media, Inc), Kenneth Gersh (MLB Advanced Media) and our moderator, Steven Masur (MasurLaw), as they discuss how the convergence of the abilities to access, edit and distribute content (through exposed feeds, widgets that pick up those feeds, embeds, etc.) mesh with copyright law. Is it fair use or foul? Flyer (PDF): The Year of the Widget.pdf Date: February 26, 2009 Title: SOLD OUT Imagine: A Dancing Baby and The Encyclopedia of Fair Use Location: SOLD OUT The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, NY, NY Description: SOLD OUT Please join us for a panel that will discuss recent prominent fair use cases, including examining how the digital age has influenced the doctrine. With panelists Dale Cendali (O Flyer (PDF): CSNY - Fair Use Announcement 2.17.pdf Date: February 23, 2009 Title: TRIP-ping the Light Bilateral- U.S. Israeli Recording Performance Rights Location: Fross, Zelnick, Lehrman & Zissu at 866 UN Plaza at First Avenue & 48th Street Description: Please join us for a brown bag lunch with Neil Wilkof from the Tel Aviv office of Herzog, Fox & Neeman as he flags pitfalls of bi-lateral copyright agreement in a Berne/TRIPS world, focusing on the public performance of recordings. NOTE: Lunch will not be provided so please bring your own. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA 2 23 09- TRIPping.pdf Date: January 14, 2009 Title: Snapfu: Picturing the Law on Photographs of Preexisting Works, LUNCHEON PANEL Location: The Princeton Club, 15 W. 43d Street, New York, NY (Noon - 2 p.m.) Description: Join our panel as they discuss whether photographs of preexisting works are derivative works of the original copyrighted work. Panelists Alan Behr (Alston & Bird LLP) Matthew T. Furton (Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP), Nancy E. Wolff (Cowan DeBaets Abraham and Sheppard LLC) and moderator Professor June M. Besek (Columbia Law School). Flyer (PDF): CSUSA 1 2 09 Announcement - Snapfu doc.pdf Date: January 12, 2009 Title: RealDVD or Steal DVD? Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (Noon) Description: Join panelists Fred Von Lohmann (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and William Coats (White & Case) and moderator Professor Jason Mazzone (Brooklyn Law School) as they discuss the RealDVD program, which enables users to create copies of DVDs, and litigation disputing its legality. Flyer (PDF): Date: December 10, 2008 Title: Does Making Available = Making Infringement? LUNCHEON Panel Location: The Princeton Club, 15 W. 43d Street, New York, NY (Noon - 2 p.m.) Description: The courts are split on whether placing music in a shared P2P folder constitutes infringement -- who is right? Panelists: Jennifer Pariser (Sony BMG), Professor Justin Hughes (Cardozo Law School), Professor Frank Pasquale (Seton Hall Law School) and moderator Eric Schwartz (Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp). Flyer (PDF): Making Avaiable Invite2.pdf Date: November 20, 2008 Title: SOUNDING BOARD: The Latest Copyright Royalty Board Decision (DINNER) Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (6 p.m.) Description: Hang onto your headphones -- our distinguished panel is here to discuss the CRB’s recent rate decision covering downloads, streaming and, for the first time, ringtones: Panelists Christos Badavas (Harry Fox Agency), Jacqueline Charlesworth (Morrison & Foerster LLP), Susan B. Chertkof (RIAA), Richard Conlon (BMI), Lee Knife (DiMA), Peter Zizzo (Big Much Productions) and moderator Tim Mandelbaum (Dreier LLP). Flyer (PDF): (c) CRB Dinner Invitation.pdf Date: October 20, 2008 Title: Cablevision: Buffered from Infringement? LUNCHEON Panel SOLD OUT Location: The Princeton Club, 15 W. 43d Street, New York, NY (Noon - 2 p.m.) Description: SOLD OUT This August 4, the Second Circuit ruled that a remote server system planned by Cablevision was not directly infringing (Cartoon Network v. CSC). Our distinguished panel will discuss implications: Bakari Brock (YouTube), Daniel Kummer (NBC Universal), Timothy Macht (Cablevision’s outside counsel), Robert Penchina (Levine, Sullivan), moderator Professor James Grimmelmann. Flyer (PDF): Cablevision_Brochure.pdf Date: October 6, 2008 Title: Creative License: A Conversation about Music, Sampling and Fair Use Location: The Public Theater in New York City Description: Sampling is a music-making technique that incorporates a portion of a previously existing sound recording – sometimes in an altered form – into a new work. While sampling and mashups have become part of the musical lexicon – thanks in large part to the development of digital technologies that allow artists to splice, mix and mashup with relative ease – the practice remains contentious as it represents a creative use not historically considered by copyright law. Unlike recording a cover song, using samples of an existing piece of music to create a new musical work implicate not only the interests of the original composition’s creators, but also the copyright holders of the sound recordings (usually the record label). To Register https://www.futureofmusic.org/events/sampling08/regform.cfm Flyer (PDF): Creative License.pdf Date: September 12, 2008 Title: WHEN GOOD ETHICS GO BAD Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street LUNCH 12:00 Noon Description: Among other topics in our annual ethics round-up, we will look at a few little questions not usually discussed: What if your company files a meritorious copyright claim -- good ethics, right? What if you didn’t need to file the suit, because you know the defendant is willing to work everything out in a settlement acceptable to you -- bad ethics? What if the reason you file the suit anyway is to deter others? For publicity for your company? To help raise venture capital? Flyer (PDF): Ethics 2008.pdf Date: May 5, 2008 Title: “HEY, I WROTE THAT!”: REVISITING JOINT AUTHORSHIP Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, New York Description: Discussion of the rules and cases governing joint authorship and how they impact on creative collaborations. Is copyright law part of the problem, and are the abstract legal doctrines of ownership, intent and originality ill-suited to deal with how artists actually produce their works? Our panel will delve into a number of recent and controversial decisions involving joint works, and will give us the benefit of their personal litigation experiences and views. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA May 5 Announcement on Joint Authorship.doc Date: April 28, 2008 Title: SOLD OUT Music Licensing On the Internet 101 Location: Cardozo School of Law, Moot Court Room, 55 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street), NY, NY Description: SOLD OUT Distinguished panel of industry lawyers (representing publishers, labels and internet services) outline the basic rights and licensing agreements associated with digital distribution and transmission of music over the internet, emerging issues and deal trends, with Q&A session. Free event, includes complimentary cocktail hour Flyer (PDF): music_101.pdf Date: April 22, 2008 Title: SAFE HARBOR IN THE SEA OF USER-GENERATED CONTENT Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, New York Description: THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DMCA, PART 2: Revisiting Section 512 and its "safe harbor" with respect to user-generated content. These were a compromise between content owners’ concerns about protecting their works and websites and technology companies’ concerns about innovating without fear of infringement liability. Ten years later, we revisit the language and intent of Section 512, examine still-unresolved issues, and ask whether changes are needed. Flyer (PDF): 08 03 11 CSUSA April 16 Announcement on Section 512-031108 (2) spl-bgj comments DOC.DOC Date: March 26, 2008 Title: 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DMCA, PT. 1: DO WE DIGG DRM? Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (NOON) Description: The DMCA was passed to protect Digital Rights Management (DRM) -- and now major labels are widely releasing DRM-free music. Did the “Digg Rebellion” foretell the same fate for film, video and eBooks? Panelists include David Pakman (eMusic), Sandra Aistars, (Time/Warner), John Sullivan (Free Software Foundation), moderated by Rose Auslander. Flyer (PDF): Do We Digg DRM.pdf Date: February 27, 2008 Title: Get a Second Life -- Copyright in Virtual Worlds Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York (LUNCH) Description: In Second Life, a “3D online digital world imagined and created by its residents,” over $1 million is exchanged daily. Discussing IP trouble in Paradise Cove Island: Stevan Lieberman (Second Life practitioner), Francis Taney, Jr. (plaintiffs’ counsel in Eros), Professor James Grimmelmann (virtual world law specialist), with moderator Mark Fischer. Flyer (PDF): second_life.pdf Date: January 24, 2008 Title: Back to Basics: Copyright As Property or Monopoly Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, New York Description: Discussion of Underpinnings of Copyright Law with Professors Scott Kieff and Glynn Lunney Flyer (PDF): Announcement of Copyright As Property.pdf Date: December 6, 2007 Title: KEEPING UP WITH THE MUSIC: Three issues from Digital Licensing SOLD OUT Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, New York SOLD OUT Description: Discussion of three music licensing issues relating to the use of musical compositions for streaming, downloading and ringtones--is there a reproduction right in streaming, is there a performance right in downloads and are ringtones subject to compulsory licensing? Flyer (PDF): Music Publishing Announcement CSUSA 12062007.pdf Date: October 11, 2007 Title: Secondary Liability in a Perfect 10 World Location: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, New York Description: Discussion of secondary infringement liability in wake of Perfect 10 v. Google, Perfect 10 v. Visa and Perfect 10 v. CC Bill decisions. With Eric Schwartz, Andrew Bridges and Nancy Wolff Flyer (PDF): CSUSA-DC December 5, 2007 Program Announcement (1646397).PDF Date: September 28, 2007 Title: Walking the Ethics Tightrope Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY Description: Managing the ethics of multiple client representation and fee structures that are tied to “the deal” is like walking a tightrope. Balance, finesse, and calmness are the keys. This one hour Ethics presentation will provide hypotheticals and practical advice for the IP practitioner. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA Ethics Panel Announcement.pdf Date: May 15, 2007 Title: Infringement Is Easy —Comedy Is Hard: Comedy and Copyright [Cosponsored] Location: Ha! Comedy Club, 163 W. 46th Street (6-7th Aves.), NY, NY [6:30 CLE DINNER] Description: Copyright and Trademark Committee of NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section co-presents our end-of-season festivities -- dinner, music by Otto, comics Greg Wittrock and Chris Mata, and headliners Rick Kurnit, Esq. Maura J. Wogan, Esq. , who will address copyright issues faced by comedians, stand-up performers and comedy writers. Flyer (PDF): Comedy_Brochure.pdf Date: April 25, 2007 Title: Fashion and Fetish—Should Copyright Protection Extend to Apparel/Accessories? Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (Noon, CLE Luncheon) Description: Designers have been lobbying to extend copyright protection to fashion design. Professors Susan Scafidi (Fordham Law School) and Christopher Sprigman (University of Virginia School of Law), designer Tracy Watts (tracywatts, Inc.), with moderator Glenn Mitchell, will informally debate the costs, benefits and social impact. Flyer (PDF): Fashion and Fetish Brochure.pdf Date: April 19, 2007 Title: Music Publishing 101 Location: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1 East 53rd Street, New York (5:00 p.m.) Description: MUSIC PUBLISHING 101 - Music publishing remains one of the most lucrative areas of the music business. Join us as our distinguished panel of expert industry lawyers conduct a mock negotiation of a co-publishing agreement, outline the basics and walk us through the fundamental terms, pointing out emerging deal trends in the new digital environment. Flyer (PDF): Date: March 28, 2007 Title: SOLD OUT - Koons Wins One!: Photography, Visual Arts and Fair Use Revisted Location: Harvard Club, 27 WEST 44TH STREET (between 5th & 6th), New York, NY (DINNER) Description: SOLD OUT - Since the Second Circuit ruled that artist Jeff Koons sculpture "String Of Puppies" was not fair use of a photograph, artists using other artists’ creations have labored under a cloud of threatened litigation. Now the Rogers v. Koons cloud has lifted: in Blanch v. Koons, the Second Circuit ruled Koons’ painting “Niagara” made fair use of a photograph. A look again at the fair use doctrine in art and photography Flyer (PDF): 1483808 v1 - CSUSA BROWSE FILE.doc Date: February 13, 2007 Title: SOLD OUT Brave New Space-Shifted World (CLE Luncheon) Location: SOLD OUT The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (Noon) Description: SOLD OUT Goodbye cable tv. Hello Tivo to Go, Slingbox, Windows Media Center, Cablevision Flyer (PDF): Brave New Space - Shifited World.pdf Date: January 10, 2007 Title: SOLD OUT Back to Christopher Robin -- Termination Rights (CLE Luncheon) Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York (Noon) Description: SOLD OUT The next wave of copyright litigation may concern termination rights -- will you be ready? What happens when authors/families terminate disadvantageous grants? Panelists Susan Kohlmann, Michael Landau Patrick Perkins, and moderator David Donahue discuss recent cases involving Winnie-the-Pooh, Captain America, Superman, Lassie, and authors A.A. Milne and John Steinbeck. Flyer (PDF): Brochure Termination Rights Luncheon Invitation Ltr.pdf Date: December 7, 2006 Title: SOLD OUT Do It Yourself Copyright Issues -- The Rise of User Generated Content Location: SOLD OUT Luncheon at The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY (noon) Description: SOLD OUT In today's user-generated/linked/posted universe, if YouTube (MySpace, etc.) users upload copied clips/lip synch to copyrighted music . . . YouTube or MySpace gets sued. Joe Molko (MTV), Gillian Lusins (NBCU), Mark Fiore (Weil Gotshal) & moderator John Delaney discuss secondary liability, safe harbor, contract and Perfect 10 "linking"; and developing solutions Flyer (PDF): User Generated Luncheon Invitation Ltr.DOC Date: December 4, 2006 Title: SOLD OUT Record Contracts 101 -- A Young Lawyers & VLA Event Location: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1 East 53rd Street, New York (5:45 p.m.) Description: Free Event-- with open bar, merriment, and Record Business tips, just in time for the holidays. Young and young-at-heart lawyers, come network, ask questions, and learn the basics from record industry experts Emio Zizza of the RCA Record Group, Doug Davis of The Davis Firm, and moderator Jeff Liebenson. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA_VLA_Young_Lawyers_Record_101_event.doc Date: November 16, 2006 Title: What Did Grokster Say Again? - How Inducement has Changed Things Location: Princeton Club, West 43rd Street - Dinner 6:00 PM Description: After the Supreme Court’s Grokster decision, how are courts interpreting "inducement" liability, how will it affect inventors/investors/commerce -- and what should the law be? Panelists: Michael Page (counsel for Hummer Winblad in Napster investor litigation), Stanley Pierre-Louis (formerly RIAA Sr. V.P. Legal Affairs during Grokster). Moderator: Jeffrey Liebenson. Flyer (PDF): Brochure_What_Did_Grokster_Say_Again.pdf Date: October 17, 2006 Title: Imperfect 10? -- A Discussion of the Display Right from Kelly to Perfect 10 Location: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY Description: Panelists: Andrew Bridges and Russell Frackman (counsel for the parties in Perfect 10), moderated by Hugh C. Hansen, Professor of law, Fordham University School of Law Flyer (PDF): (c) Display Right Invitation.pdf Date: January 1, 2006 Title: Test event Location: Test Street Description: Test Description Flyer (PDF): Date: January 1, 1900 Title: Location: Description: Flyer (PDF): NYC April 2011.pdf |
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