[NYCInfoLaw] This Week with NYCInfoLaw

[Ashley Fry]

Busy week ahead:

E-MAIL CONTENTS

 *[NYCInfoLaw Reading Group]: Intellectual Property Misuse:
  Copyright v. Patent
 *SFLC Open Source Infringement Pre-Trial Conference
 *[Copyright Society] Fan Wars: Copyright vs. Mash-ups and Fan Fiction [$]
 *[Cardozo] Google, Technology and the Future of the Music Industry
 *[NYLS IILP] Liberating Legal Information: The Law.gov Movement
 *[NYCBar] Using Music in Digital Media: Business and Legal Issues [$]
 *[Columbia SIPA] Policy Making in the Digital Age
 *Niva Elkin-Koren: User-Generated Platforms
 *Limiting Knowledge in Democracy: A Social Research Conference at
  the New School
 *Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig

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NYCINFOLAW EVENTS

 [NYCINFOLAW READING GROUP]: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MISUSE:
 COPYRIGHT V. PATENT
 MARCH 3, 2010 @ 7PM
 ROOM 110, FURMAN HALL, NYU SCHOOL OF LAW, 245 SULLIVAN ST.
 When can (and should) antitrust tools be used to limit
 intellectual property protections? We'll discuss both patent and
 copyright misuse doctrine and consider whether the Federal Circuit's
 Princo v. ITC signals a new willingness to expand the patent misuse
 doctrine. What are the policy implications of using antitrust to
 restrict intellectual property? Readings forthcoming. Food will be
 provided.

INFORMATION LAW EVENTS

 SFLC OPEN SOURCE INFRINGEMENT PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
 FEBRUARY 22, 2010 @ 4:30PM
 COURTROOM 15C, 500 PEARL ST.
 Cardozo's Professor Ravicher will be representing the
 Software Freedom Law Center in the Southern District in his role as
 Legal Director. The case involves allegations that Best Buy, Samsung
 and a number of other large electornics companies have used a piece of
 software called BusyBox in violation of the GPL.

 [COPYRIGHT SOCIETY] FAN WARS: COPYRIGHT VS. MASH-UPS AND FAN FICTION [$]
 FEBRUARY 24, 2010 @ 12PM
 PRINCETON CLUB, 15 WEST 43RD ST.
 Is fan and other mash-up activity important to enrich our culture?
 Are existing allowances for fair use adequate? Should mash-up artists
 and fan fiction publishers have any right (legal or moral) to complain
 when others copy and redistribute their work? What is a copyright
 owner or licensee to do when it has contractual obligations to third
 parties in connection with their contributions? How should these
 issues be resolved? Panel includes Professor Sonia Katyal of Fordham
 Law School, Professor Shaka McGlotten of Purchase College, and Martin
 Schwimmer (Partner, Moses & Singer), moderated by Jay Kogan ("DC
 Comics" and "MAD Magazine"). To attend, complete the form at
 http://www.csusa.org/chapters_new_york.cfm. $65.00 (members),
 $75.00 (non-members)

 [CARDOZO] GOOGLE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
 FEBRUARY 24, 2010 @ 6PM
 MOOT COURT ROOM, CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, 55TH FIFTH AVE.
 The discussion will focus on the future of the music industry in
 the United States. How should content be paid for, and what the
 ramifications are given these new technologies in place. How will
 these technologies affect the music publishing, licensing, and
 copyright industries. We will explore the role that Google plays as
 the ‘worlds’ information bank’, and the possibility of them playing
 more than a subsidiary role in this game given the outcome of the
 Google Books Settlement. What models are available to us and where are
 we heading?

 [NYLS IILP] LIBERATING LEGAL INFORMATION: THE LAW.GOV MOVEMENT
 FEBRUARY 24, 2010 @ 6:15PM
 ROOM A700, NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, 185 WEST BROADWAY
 Join the IILP as we welcome Internet pioneer Carl Malamud,
 President and Founder of Public.Resource.Org, to discuss the Law.gov
 movement and it's opportunities for citizens to help change the way we
 distribute America's Operating System. He will be joined by
 distinguished Information Law scholars Helen Nissenbaum and Nicholas
 Bramble. Please RSVP to Naomi Allen at naomi.allen at nyls.edu.

 [NYCBAR] USING MUSIC IN DIGITAL MEDIA: BUSINESS AND LEGAL ISSUES [$]
 FEBRUARY 26, 2010 @ 12:30PM
 HOUSE OF THE ASSOCIATION, 42 WEST 44TH ST.
 In today's digital world, more and more companies want to use
 music for their business purposes, whether as the primary focus of an
 entertainment web-site, the background to a commercial or video, or
 otherwise. This non-CLE program will focus on business and legal
 issues regarding the use of music in digital media, and discuss
 related rights and clearances that need to be obtained, other steps
 one should take to minimize potential legal liability, and current
 controversies that remain to be resolved by the Courts and Congress.
 Program Fee, including lunch, is $35 for members of either the NYSBA
 or the NYCBA. $40 for all others. Registration:
 http://www.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/show_event.php?eventid=1328

 [COLUMBIA SIPA] POLICY MAKING IN THE DIGIAL AGE
 FEBRUARY 27, 2010 @ 9:15AM
 ROOM 1501, SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, COLUMBIA
 UNIVERSITY, 420 W. 118TH ST.
 The Morningside Post is thrilled to invite you to Policy Making in
 the Digital Age, a conference that will consider how the Internet and
 digital technologies are changing policy making and international
 affairs. Featured speakers include Richard Boly, Director of
 the Office of eDiplomacy for the U.S. State Department and Jonathan
 Zittrain, Harvard Law Professor and co-founder of the Berkman Center
 for Internet & Society. Free registration here:
 http://themorningsidepost.com/policy-making-digital-age/

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

 For more information on any of these events, please visit
 nycinfolaw.org and view our calendar.

 NIVA ELKIN-KOREN: USER-GENERATED PLATFORMS
 FEBRUARY 23, 2010 @ 2:30PM
 ROOM 216, 40 WASHINGTON SQ.

 LIMITING KNOWLEDGE IN DEMOCRACY: A SOCIAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE AT
 THE NEW SCHOOL
 FEBRUARY 24, 2010 @ 6PM
 JOHN TISHMAN AUDITORIUM, THE NEW SCHOOL, 66 WEST 12th ST.

 WIRESIDE CHAT WTIH LAWRENCE LESSIG
 FEBRUARY 25, 2010 @ 6PM
 THE OPEN PLANNING PROJECT, 148 LAFAYETTE ST.

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