Conference on WIPO Copyright Treaty, March 17, 1997

From: Peter Choy <Peter.Choy[_at_]Corp.Sun.COM>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 17:00:34 -0800

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              C O N F E R E N C E A N N O U N C E M E N T

     THE WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE INTERNET          Santa Clara University School of Law High Tech Law Program in  cooperation with The American Committee for Interoperable Systems (ACIS)

                               presents 
                   An Educational Exploration of the 
         WIPO Copyright Treaty and its Impact on the Internet

                        Friday, March 14, 1997 
                         8:45 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

                          de Saisset Museum 
                        Santa Clara University 
                       Santa Clara, California

                            6.0 MCLE Units
     
Schedule:      8:00 -  8:45 a.m.     Registration      
               8:45 - 12:15 p.m.     Morning Program      
              12:15 -  1:45 p.m.     Luncheon      
               1:45 -  5:15 p.m.     Afternoon Program 
               5:15 p.m.             ACIS Reception 

Written materials and Lunch will be provided. The written materials feature selected articles and outlines related to the presentations. Please indicate your meal preference on the Registration Form. A reception, hosted by ACIS, will be held following the conference.

For up-to-date conference, local and travel information, visit the High Tech Law Program on the Internet at:

     http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/HighTechLaw/

For further information about ACIS, visit the ACIS website at:

     http://www.sun.com/ACIS/

               MCLE CREDIT/SPECIAL NEEDS This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education
(MCLE) Credit by the State Bar of California for 6.0 hours of General
Substantive Law. Santa Clara University School of Law certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing MCLE. Special Needs People with disabilities should feel free to contact us at (408) 554-5473 regarding any reasonable accommodations we may be able to provide.

     
          CONFERENCE AGENDA (subject to revision)


     Morning Program  --  Participants' Accounts of the WIPO Treaty
                          Negotiations

OVERVIEW OF THE WIPO PROCESS

Speaker:        Seth D. Greenstein, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, 
                  Washington, D.C.

PERSPECTIVES ON THE COPYRIGHT TREATY PROPOSAL

Speakers:       Seth D. Greenstein, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery 
                Bruce Joseph, Partner, Wiley Rein & Fielding, 
                  Washington D.C.  
                Jamie Wodetsky. Solicitor, Minter Ellison Lawyers, 
                  Canberra, Australia 
                Adam Eisgrau, Legislative Counsel, American Library 
                  Association, Washington D.C.  

Moderator:      Peter M.C. Choy, Chairman, ACIS 
                  Deputy General Counsel, Sun Microsystems, Inc., 
                  Mountain View, CA

TREATY RESULTS...WHAT THE FINAL TREATY MEANS, RATIFICATION/IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES

Speaker:        Peter Jaszi, Professor, American University, 
                  Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.


     Afternoon Program  --  Issues on the Horizon 

THE COPYRIGHT/CONTRACT INTERFACE
(UCC 2-B, ProCD vs. Zeidenberg, other issues)

Speaker:        Mark Lemley, Assistant Professor, University of Texas 
                  School of Law, Austin, TX.  Of counsel, Fish & 
                  Richardson P.C.

TEMPORARY COPIES
(Proposed bill to amend 117, DSC vs. DGI, other developments)

Speaker:        Pamela Samuelson, Professor, School of Information 
                  Management and Systems and School of Law, University 
                  of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT IN CYBERSPACE

Speaker:        Julie Cohen, Assistant  Professor, University of Pittsburgh 
                  School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA

SUI GENERIS DATABASE PROTECTION

Speakers:       Prudence Adler, Assist. Exec. Director, Association of
                  Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.

                Jonathan Band, Morrison & Foerster, Washington, D.C.

REGISTRATION FORM   Santa Clara University School of Law -- High Tech Law Program Spring Conference Friday, March 14, 1997

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     SCU Student             $25  (  )          
     Non-SCU Student         $50  (  )

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