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UPCOMING EVENTS Date: October 1, 2010 Title: The 3rd Annual Inland Empire Intellectual Property Institute (IEIPI) CLE Location: Davenport Hotel - Spokane Washington Description: Mark your calendars! The 3rd Annual Inland Empire Intellectual Property Institute (IEIPI) CLE October 1st and 2nd in Spokane Washington at the Davenport Hotel - See the attached brochure for full details and registration information! The Institute is co-sponsored by the WSBA Intellectual Property Section and WSBA-CLE Flyer (PDF): The 3rd Annual Inland Empire Intellectual Property Institute (IEIPI) CLE.pdf |
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PAST EVENTS Date: May 13, 2010 Title: LICENSING ESSENTIALS CLE EVENT Location: Washington State Convention Center Description: LICENSING ESSENTIALS: Practical Tools and Tips in Intellectual Property Licensing - Co-sponsored by the WSBA Intellectual Property Section. Flyer (PDF): 106092.pdf Date: April 7, 2010 Title: CURRENT ISSUES IN CLOUD COMPUTING – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010 Location: University of Washinton School of Law Description: What is cloud computing and why is there so much buzz around it in the legal/technology community? This event will provide an overview of legal issues raised by different cloud computing models, focusing on privacy, intellectual property and cross-border issues. Come and learn about some of the recent extraordinary events that have been in the news relating to cloud services, including the conviction of Google executives for user content in Italy, and the increasing efforts of certain governments to access data outside of their borders. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA Announcement - Cloud Computing - April 7, 2010.pdf Date: December 2, 2009 Title: COPYRIGHT POLICY: WHERE ARE WE AT? – WHERE WE ARE GOING? Location: Garvey Schubert Barer, 1191 2nd Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, Washington 98101 Description: Is copyright law and policy in flux with the advent of new and efficient means of digital distribution and collaboration? Join our fantastic panel as we discuss current copyright law and policy, and what the future may hold. What is the line between copyright and copyleft? How open is open source? What is this Creative Commons thing and should your client be excited? Flyer (PDF): CSUSA Announcement - Copyright Policy.pdf Date: October 10, 2009 Title: Copyright Criminals Movie Screening Location: SIFF Cinema (Nelsholm Family Lecture Hall) Lower Level of Mccaw Hall Seattle Center, 321 Mercer Street West of 4th Ave / 2:00 PM Description: COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and money. Produced by University of Iowa Professor Kembrew McLeod and Benjamin Franzen, this documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. Sampling, or riffing, is as old as music itself, but as technologies developed in the 1980s and ’90s that made it easier to sample existing sound recordings – and when record label company lawyers got involved – everything changed. Years before people started downloading music off the internet, hip-hop sampling sparked a debate about copyright, creativity and technological change, and the debate still rages today. For details: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/copyright-criminals/getinvolved.html Flyer (PDF): Date: April 16, 2009 Title: YOU LOOK FAMILIAR: The Rights of Publicity for Fictional and Nonfictional Characters Location: Darby and Darby P.C., 1191 Second Avenue 20th Floor, Seattle 98101 Description: Join us and our speakers Jay Kogan and Larry Siskind for an evening of discussion and examination of the intersection of publicity rights for fictional and non-fictional characters. What are Rights of Publicity? How do they differ between fictional and non-fictional characters? Do fictional characters have broader rights than actual people? How are these rights evolving in a “wired” world? Flyer (PDF): CSUSA Announcement - Rights of Publicity.pdf Date: January 29, 2009 Title: THE GOOGLE SETTLEMENT – WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE FUTURE Location: Seattle University School of Law, Sullivan Hall, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle 98122 6:00pm Description: In October of 2008, Google announced it had reached a settlement with authors and publishers in the class action lawsuits over its Google Book Search. With the settlement now being put into place, what will this mean for those that participate in the program and for those who do not? What will happen to competitors for Google Book Search and what impact will Google’s Book Registry have on the future of copyright law? Join our fantastic panel for a lively discussion as we delve into this evolving area of copyright law. Flyer (PDF): CSUSA NW 1 29 2009.pdf Date: December 17, 2008 Title: Patent Exhaustion Licensing Since Quanta vs LG Electronics Location: Perkins Coie, 1201 Third Ave., Suite 4800, Seattle, WA 98101, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm (presentation 12:00-1:00 Description: The Seattle Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society’s next luncheon meeting with speaker Jerry A. Riedinger, Partner & Firmwide Chair Patent Litigation Practice Perkins Coie LLP. The meeting (luncheon & parking) will be sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP, . One CLE Credit is pending approval for this program, sponsored by the Washington Law School Foundation, University of Washington School of Law. Please pre-register to secure your place for this lecture and luncheon. Visit the Seattle Chapter website to register online http://www.usa-canada.les.org/chapters/seattle/upcoming.asp. Flyer (PDF): Date: March 28, 2008 Title: The Copyright Society of the Pacific Northwest Presents: Music in the New Millenium Location: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - 1201 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98101 Description: Join a stellar panel of artists, industry veterans, and music attorneys as the Copyright Society looks at music copyright issues, the state of the music industry today, and the adequacy of current copyright law's protections, exceptions, and relevance to today's industry and tomorrow's innovations. The panel, moderated by Scott Warner of Garvey Schubert, includes: Dave Dederer, Lead singer of the double Grammy nominated, multi-platinum band “Presidents of the United States of America” and current VP of Content for Melodeo; Robert Sullivan, Music attorney for some of the music industry’s most iconic artists (Johnny Cash, Randy Travis) and labels; and Dan Sheeran, SVP and music industry veteran for consumer music pioneer RealNetworks and their “Rhapsody” music subscription service. The event, hosted by Davis Wright Tremaine, will start promptly at noon and includes lunch refreshments. Due to the popularity of the event, you must RSVP by March 23rd to guarantee a seat. Please see the attached form to register via email or online. Flyer (PDF): Copyright Society Music Event.pdf Date: April 3, 2007 Title: Copyright Society Presents: Can We Save Our Culture? The Future of Digital Archiving. Location: Seattle University School of Law, Second Floor Gallery (corner of 12th and Columbia) Description: Professor Zimmerman will discuss her current proposals to preserve the public benefits that would flow from allowing a broad right of digitization for preservation purposes, and the changes in existing copyright law that would be necessary to realize them. These proposals focus primarily on the need to preserve public access to literary works. Mr. Davis will share his observations based on his experiences in the private sector with archiving of visual works such as photographs and museum art pieces. This cutting-edge discussion will go far beyond the immediate issues raised by the Google Library project to the consideration of long term cultural preservation and cultural rights policies, as well as best practices for the public-private partnerships that are likely to emerge in this area. Flyer (PDF): Copyright Society Digital Archiving Event.pdf Date: February 28, 2007 Title: Securing Copyright and Other IP: The Conflicts Between Revised Article 9 and Federal Law Location: The Heritage Room at Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 Description: Join the Copyright Society on Wednesday evening, February 28th, for another terrific presentation in the highly anticipated Copyright Essentials lecture series. Held at the Washington Athletic Club, this evening event includes social networking and hors d'oeuvres, and should be well attended by intellectual property counsel from companies and firms all over the Pacific Northwest. Flyer (PDF): Copyright Society Program Announcement.pdf Date: December 14, 2006 Title: Copyright Essentials -- Protection for Architecture and Maps Location: Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900, Seattle, WA 98105 Description: This is the first event in the highly anticipated Copyright Essentials lecture series with its Special Focus: Virtual Reality -- Is There Copyright Protection in Second Life and Other Virtual Worlds? What aspects of architecture and maps are protected by copyright law? How far does that protection extend? What about emerging uses, such as online maps merged with data, and virtual architecture reflected in video games and software renderings? Join legal experts Mark Wittow and J. Michael Keyes of Preston Gates & Ellis and Jeffrey Hamlett of the nationally known architecture firm Callison for an entertaining and informative discussion. Lunch is included, CLE credits pending. Flyer (PDF): 190539.pdf |
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