IP Symposium, New York City

         Fordham Intellectual Property, Media
             & Entertainment Law Journal

Contact: Julia Dasaro
phone: (212) 636-6948
fax: (212) 636-6582

For Immediate Release

      Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and
              Entertainment Law Journal 

       Announces Its Third Annual Symposium

           First Amendment and the Media:
    Regulating Interactive Communications on the   
              Information Superhighway
           
             Wednesday, February 15, 1995 
          Fordham University School of Law
         140 West 62nd Street, New York City

(New York) -- The Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal will present its third annual "First Amendment and the Media" conference, a day-long symposium on "Regulating Interactive Communications on the Information Superhighway." The full-day symposium will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 1995 at McNally Amphitheater, Fordham University School of Law, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY.
The Symposium brings together leading experts in media law for a practical and detailed examination of the most recent and controversial developments in First Amendment jurisprudence involving media entities and developing information technologies. The panels will examine current First Amendment issues within the context of the unprecedented developments in the computer and interactive communications industries. Specific issues will include: the applicability of the First Amendment to this medium; the proper standard of review to use when analyzing such questions; and particular problems with respect to issues of privacy and censorship.

Current panelists include:  

Ronald Abramson, Esq., Hughes, Hubbard & Reed Robert Flores, Esq., United States Department of

    Justice, Criminal Division
Peter Drew Kennedy, Esq., George, Donaldson &

    Ford, L.L.P.
Robert Perry, Esq.
Dr. John Phelan, Fordham University
Steven Shapiro, Esq., American Civil Liberties

     Union
Professor Norman I. Silber, Hofstra University

     School of Law
Jacob Zamansky, Esq., Finkelstein, Bruckman, Wohl,

     Most & Rothman

Joel R. Reidenberg and Paula Franeze of Fordham University School of Law will act as Moderators.

The registration fee is $150 and includes conference materials, luncheon and an evening cocktail reception, as well as a copy of the Journal's spring issue, which will feature the proceedings of the symposium. There will be full and partial scholarships available to law students, government attorneys, law professors, unemployed attorneys, judges, judicial clerks and attorneys employed by nonprofit organizations. The Symposium has also been approved as providing 6.0 hours of Continuing Legal Education(CLE) credit. Attendees may register on the day of the event. For further information, contact the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal at (212)636-6948. Received on Thu Feb 09 1995 - 16:04:58 GMT