Copyright Compromises: Creators' Rights, ISP Efficiency & Consumer Welfare

A Mini-Conference of the Information Economy Project
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
9 a.m.—12 p.m. @ Room 215
3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia
(Orange Line: Virginia Square-GMU Metro)

In July, copyright holders and Internet service providers produced a "six strikes" agreement brokered by the White House. The deal protects intellectual property rights in cyberspace, with the help of ISPs. Is this an efficiency-enhancing compromise -- or an abomination? ISPs create value in managing networks, mitigating spam and malware. Are the ISP responsibilities in IP enforcement an extension of these functions, or a new strain that will prove counter-productive?

http://iep.gmu.edu/event/copyright-compromises-creators-rights-isp-efficiency...

8:15 AM -- 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM Welcoming Remarks

Daniel Polsby, Dean, George Mason University School of Law
Sarah Oh, Information Economy Project (organizer)

9:10 AM Legal Issues in the Copyright Settlement

Christopher Newman, Prof. of Law, George Mason University (moderator)
Steve Marks, General Counsel, RIAA
Keith Epstein, General Attorney & Associate General Counsel, AT&T

10:10 AM How the ISPs Work, Before & After the Copyright Enforcement Deal

Christopher Newman, Prof. of Law, George Mason University (moderator)
Daniel Castro, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Ben Depoorter, Professor of Law, UC Hastings Law School
Sherwin Siy, Deputy Legal Director, Public Knowledge
Nick Feamster, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Georgia Tech


12:00 PM Adjourn

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Copyright
• Internet Service Provider
• intellectual property