Monday April 16, 2012, 12-3pm

The two main focuses are:  (1) ongoing and upcoming enforcement challenges given the imperfect fit of copyright law and the Internet, such as linking, orphan works, and international issues, and the overlapping roles of creators/users/publishers of content; and (2) reflections on recent events and legislation such as SOPA/PIPA, Internet companies and their users increasingly playing a role in policy debates, and what’s next for copyright law and policy.

Our esteemed panelists include:  Ralph Oman, former Register of Copyrights (1985-1993), Professorial Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Patent Law, George Washington University Law School; Jonathan Band, expert practitioner in IP and Internet law and policy; Mitch Glazier, Senior Executive Vice President of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); Catherine Rowland, Counsel for Policy and International Affairs at the United States Copyright Office; Kat Walsh, Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.  Michael Carroll, Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law will be moderating.

RSVP:  https://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm (select on the drop-down menu “04/16/12 – Empowering Users/Creators to Take Control of Their Intellectual Property”) Space is still available! Please register in-person on Monday, or by emailing ipbrief@wcl.american.edu.

Live webcast:  http://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=49a949f435cb4f16b8683d30bd50ff1d1d

The event is free and CLE credit is available.

Please contact ipbrief@wcl.american.edu with any questions.