The State of Digital Copyrights on the Internet
July 28, 2010, 8:30 am - 9:30 am
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, North Congressional Meeting Room (CVC-268)
Overview | Audio
Join us for a Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee briefing on "The State of Digital Copyrights on the Internet" on Wednesday, July 28 from 8:30 am - 9:30 am. A panel of experts from diverse viewpoints will discuss what Congressional staff need to know about how those industries that create and own content (e.g. music, movies, games etc) are weathering the phenomenal changes unleashed by the global Internet.
The panel will answer your questions and debate the following topics:
- The state of emerging business models for the legitimate Internet distribution of copyrighted content presented by Marc Berejka, Senior Policy Advisor to Commerce Secretary Locke.
- Expected recommendations to Congress from the White House's IP Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, on whether Congress needs changes to copyright law to further IP enforcement.
- A review of recent court copyright cases defining and challenging copyright law and what they mean for Congress. Cases may include Viacom v. YouTube, LimeWire and more.
- A review of interesting new methods of enforcing and stopping Internet piracy by the government including seizure of domain names of infringing sites.
- A discussion of global copyright enforcement strategies and principles flowing from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
- Jonathan Band, policybandwidth
- Mark Bohannon, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) (invited)
- Matthew Schruers, Computer & Communications Industry Association
- Thomas Sydnor, The Progress & Freedom Foundation
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This widely attended educational briefing is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Congressional staff and members of the press welcome. The ICAC is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and corporations. More information on the ICAC is available at www.netcaucus.org.