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Mid-Winter Meeting
February 5-7, 2009
Hotel Monaco
San Francisco, California

Full Meeting Brochure

Registration Form
Hotel Reservations
Hotel Monaco
501 Geary Street
San Francisco CA 94102
Reservations: (415) 351-7632 or (800) 214-4220
Rate: $249.00 per night (excluding tax)
Housing Deadline: January 14, 2009
Reservation Code: Copyright Society of the USA

Travel to the Hotel

Sponsorship

CLE Information - CSUSA is applying for 355 minutes of CLE credit


AGENDA AT A GLANCE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009:

5:00pm - 6:00pm Registration

6:00pm - 7:30pm Welcome Reception

7:30pm - 10:00pm Beach Blanket Babylon (Optional)


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009:

8:00am - 9:00am Continental Breakfast

9:00am - 9:10am Welcoming Remarks

9:10am - 10:30am Internet Piracy: The Continuing Battle
Moderator:
Andrew Bridges, Winston & Strawn LLP
Panelists:
Melinda Demsky, Fox Entertainment Group
Steven Marks, Recording Industry Assocation of America (RIAA)
Jeremy Stern, Audible Magic Corporation

10:30am - 10:45am Coffee Break

10:45am - 12:00pm Copyright Law Round-Up
Tyler Ochoa, Santa Clara University School of Law

12:30pm - 2:00pm Luncheon with Keynote Speaker
Cheif Judge Alex Kozinzki, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

2:30pm - 5:30pm California Academy of Sciences (Optional)

6:30pm - 8:00pm Reception

8:30pm Dinner (Optional)


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009:

8:00am - 9:00am Continental Breakfast

8:00am - 9:00am CSUSA Chapters Committee Meeting

9:10am - 10:30am Are We Profitable Yet? Cutting Edge Business Models for Copyright Content
Moderator:
Nancy Wolff, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
Panelists:
Steve Tapia, Microsoft Corporation
Ted Cohen, TAG Strategic LLC
John Schline, Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

10:30am - 11:00am Coffee Break

11:00am - 1:00pm Born Free - Making the Case for Unlocking and Monetizing Content and Relaxing Copyright Law
Moderator:
Jay Monahan, Vuze, Inc.
Panelists:
Michael Scott, Southwestern Law School
Katherine Spelman, Colbalt LLP
Dean Marks, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc.


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