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Entertainment Law Conference - New York

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM (ET)

New York, NY

Entertainment Law Conference - New York

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Member Ended $249.00 $0.00
Non-Member Ended $299.00 $0.00
Artist/Student Ended $99.00 $0.00
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NARM Entertainment Law Conference Series is coming to the Big Apple.

We’ll bring the country’s top music and media attorneys and copyright and licensing specialists together to discuss the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, copyright termination, the First Sale Doctrine, and much more.

Application for accreditation of this course or program in New York is currently pending.
Application for accreditation of this program in New Jersey is currently pending. 

 

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

After YouTube and Veoh: Have Courts (or Congress) Failed Creators or Struck the Right Balance?
Prominent lawyers will debate recent judicial decisions interpreting the DMCA’s notice-and-takedown safe harbor, and discuss business, enforcement and legislative options for all stakeholders.

  • Rich Bengloff (A2IM)
  • Tom Lane (Winston & Strawn)
  • Stanley Pierre-Louis (VP, Associate GC for IP and Content Protection, Viacom)
  • Ken Steinthal (Greenberg Traurig)
  • Moderator: Susan Butler (Music Confidential)

The Developing Storm of Copyright Termination: Who Wins, Who Loses, and How Will it Really Work?
This panel will discuss the policy rationale underlying copyright termination, the practical challenges and costs of exercising termination rights, and the business opportunities that termination creates.

  • Joel Schoenfeld (Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp; former eMusic GC and RIAA GC)
  • Neil Rosini (Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo)

The Digital First Sale Doctrine: Who Owns — or Licenses — Digital Products and Content?
This panel will debate several ongoing cases that may define whether purchasers of games, music and business software are “owners” or merely licensees, and whether the first sale doctrine has any continuing viability.

  • Veronica Abreu (Director and Counsel, Intellectual Property, eBay)
  • Jennifer Pariser (Sr. VP, Litigation and Legal Affairs, RIAA)
  • Sandra Aistars (VP and Associate GC, IP, Time Warner)
  • Seth Greenstein (Constantine Cannon)
  • Moderator: Rob Kasunic (Deputy GC, Copyright Office)

A limited number of discounted admissions are available to registrants with net annual income below $50,000. Please contact Pat Daly at daly@narm.com or 856.596.2221 for more information.

Registrations are transferable, but not refundable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When & Where



Lighthouse International
111 E 59th Street
New York, NY 10022

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM (ET)


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Established in 1958, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) is the leading trade association for music retailers; wholesalers; distributors; record labels; multimedia suppliers; technology, telecommunications and media companies; suppliers of related products and services; and individual professionals and educators in the music business. The Association advances the promotion, marketing, distribution, and sale of music by providing its members with a forum for diverse meeting and networking opportunities, information, and education to support their businesses, as well as advocating for their common interests. NARM’s retail members operate thousands of physical, digital and mobile storefronts that account for about 90% of the music sold in the U.S. market.