Berkeley 2B Conference Announcement - Updated 3/20/98

I forward an updated version of the UCC 2B conference brochure, with information on additional hotels at the bottom. Please forgive the duplication. Note that we expect the conference to sell out, and that you save money if you register by April 1.

Mark Lemley
<mlemley[_at_]mail.law.utexas.edu>

> The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
> proudly presents...
>
> _______________________________________________________
>
> INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONTRACT LAW
> IN THE INFORMATION AGE:
> The Impact of Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code
> on the Future of Transactions in Information
> and Electronic Commerce
> _______________________________________________________
>
>
> April 23-25, 1998
> Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
> University of California at Berkeley
>
> http://sims.berkeley.edu/BCLT/events/ucc2b
> To register Call: 510.642.4041
>
>
> With Generous Support From:
> The John & Mary R. Markle Foundation &
> Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
>
> Co-Sponsors Include:
> American Law Institute
> Business Law Section of the California Bar Association
> Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
> Fisher Center for Management and Information Technology, UC Berkeley
> Information Technology Association of America
> School of Information Management and Systems, UC Berkeley
>
> ___________________
> PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
>
> If you or your clients deal in information, you need to learn about
> Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). This is the
> conference and now is the time to learn what this draft commercial
> law will mean.
>
> With U.S. information industry revenues rising (687.9 billion
> dollars in 1995, and expected to reach 1.33 trillion dollars
> by 2006), legal and industry leaders need to take a close look
> at proposed Article 2B. The article reaches into the heart of
> information industries, going far beyond ProCD v. Zeidenberg.
> Article 2B will not only validate shrinkwrap and other mass-market
> licenses, but also proposes to regulate virtually all transactions
> in information: everything from online database contracts to
> motion picture deals to consulting arrangements to technology
> transfer agreements.
>
> Potential conflicts between intellectual property law, the
> traditional legal touchstone of information commerce, and Article
> 2B are substantial. Although the debates surrounding Article 2B
> have many focal points, our conference will address this
> particularly complex topic-the intersection of Article 2B and
> intellectual property law.
>
> This conference will bring Silicon Valley visionaries, industry
> representatives, legal scholars and practitioners together to
> examine whether Article 2B, as drafted, will
>
> o accurately reflect standard industry licensing practices,
> o complement or conflict with intellectual property law or
> other federal policies,
> o provide a balanced framework to promote competitive markets,
> o foster technological self-help as an alternative to intellectual
> property law, and
> o shape rules for global electronic commerce.
>
> When a final version of Article 2B is adopted, it will embody
> principles and priorities that will likely be used to shape the
> framework for electronic commerce in the United States in the century
>
> to come. It will be a guidepost for international policies and
> recommendations, both in commercial law and intellectual property law
> spheres. Our goal with this conference is to help shape a text and
> interpretation of Article 2B that provides optimal rules for a highly
> competitive digital marketplace, while respecting the economic and
> social wisdom underlying intellectual property laws as they exist today.
>
>
> ______________________
> THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
> ______________________
>
> ________
> THURSDAY, April 23rd, 1998 International House Auditorium, UC Berkeley
>
> Tutorial Sessions: ARTICLE 2B AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH
> INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
> Coordinated by:
> Peter H. Carson, Cooley Godward, UCC Committee of the State Bar of
> California;
> Pamela Samuelson, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California
> at Berkeley;
> Dawan Stanford, Morrison & Foerster
>
> ______
> FRIDAY, April 24th, 1998 Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
>
> WELCOME
> Pamela Samuelson, on behalf of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
> Michael Traynor, on behalf of the American Law Institute
> Marc A. Pearl, on behalf of the ITAA
>
> KEYNOTE ADDRESS
> Raymond T. Nimmer, Reporter for Article 2B of the UCC
>
> Session: UCC 2B THROUGH THE EYES OF COPYRIGHT SCHOLARS:
> PERSPECTIVES & COMMENTARY ON THE INTERSECTION OF COPYRIGHT
> AND CONTRACT
>
> Papers Presented By:
> Jane C. Ginsburg, Columbia Law School;
> David Nimmer, Irell & Manella;
> Jerome H. Reichman, Vanderbilt Law School
>
> Commentators:
> Henry Barry, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati;
> Peter M.C. Choy, Sun Microsystems;
> Lucie Guibault, Institute of Information Law,
> University of Amsterdam;
> Brian Kahin, Office of Science & Technology Policy, White House;
> Jessica Litman, Wayne State University Law School;
> Joel Wolfson, The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc.
>
> LUNCH Presentation by Jay M. Tenenbaum, CommerceNet
>
> Session: INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY & ARTICLE 2B: PERSPECTIVES &
> COMMENTARY ON PATENT AND TRADE SECRET LICENSING
>
> Papers Presented By:
> Martin J. Adelman, Wayne State University Law School;
> Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, New York University School of Law
>
> Commentators:
> Dan L. Burk, Seton Hall University School of Law;
> David L. Hayes, Fenwick & West;
> Margaret Jane Radin, Stanford Law School;
> James Pooley, Fish & Richardson
>
>
>
> Session: THE INTERFACE OF STATE CONTRACT RIGHTS WITH
> FEDERAL PROCEDURE & POLICY
>
> Papers Presented By:
> Mark A. Lemley, University of Texas School of Law;
> David F. McGowan, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady,
> Falk & Rabkin
>
> Commentators:
> John H. Barton, Stanford Law School;
> Robert W. Gomulkiewicz, Microsoft Corporation;
> Christopher J. Kelly, U.S. Department of Justice;
>
> Charles R. McManis, Washington University School of Law
>
> EVENING RECEPTION Sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
>
> ________
> SATURDAY, April 25th, 1998, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
>
> Session: THE MECHANICS OF LICENSING I: CONTRACT FORMATION
>
> Paper Presented By:
> Peter A. Alces, College of William & Mary School of Law
>
> Commentators:
> Amelia Boss, Temple University School of Law;
> Peter Harter, Netscape Communications Corp.;
> Holly K. Towle, Preston Gates & Ellis
>
>
> Session: THE MECHANICS OF LICENSING II: ELECTRONIC
> MONITORING & TECHNICAL SELF-HELP
>
> Papers Presented By:
> Julie E. Cohen, University of Pittsburgh School of Law;
> Ronald J. Mann, University of Michigan Law School
>
> Commentators:
> Kaye Caldwell, Silicon Valley Software Industry Coalition;
> James R. Davis, Xerox PARC;
> David D. Friedman, Santa Clara University School of Law;
> Michael Froomkin, University of Miami School of Law;
> Hal Varian, School of Information Management &
> Systems, UC Berkeley
>
> LUNCH
>
> Session: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLICATIONS
> OF ARTICLE 2B
>
> Presenters Include:
> Susan DeSanti, U.S. Federal Trade Commission;
> P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Institute of Information Law,
> University of Amsterdam, European Commission
> Legal Advisory Board for the Information Market;
> Tsuneo Matsumoto, Hitotsubashi University School of Law, Japan
> Carlyle C. Ring, Chair, Article 2B Drafting Committee
>
> Session: BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME? PERSPECTIVES
> FROM AFFECTED INDUSTRIES
>
> Presenters Include:
> Lorin Brennan, American Film Marketing Association;
> Stephen Y. Chow, Perkins Smith & Cohen;
> Ronald Epstein, Intel;
> Michele C. Kane, The Walt Disney Company;
> Cem Kaner, Law Office of Cem Kaner;
> Peter Lyman, University of California at Berkeley Library;
> Matthew R. Lynde, Price Waterhouse;
> Jeffrey C. Selman, Severson & Werson
>
> ______________________
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
>
> MCLE credit is provided through the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB).
> CEB certifies that this activity has been approved for of MCLE credit by
> the State Bar of California in the amount of five hours per day.
>
> Arrangements are underway to publish papers and comments presented at the
> conference in the California Law Review and the Berkeley Technology Law
> Journal.
>
>
> ____________
> REGISTRATION
>
> Date: April 23-25, 1998
> Location: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
> Registration Fees: General/Corporate: $350 received/post-marked by 4/1/98
> $500 after 4/1/98
> Government/Academic/Student: $100
>
> The registration fee includes
>
> o Tutorial Materials
> o Conference Proceedings
> o Evening reception on Friday
>
> o Continental breakfasts and lunches on Thursday, Friday,
> and Saturday
> o Journals containing published conference papers and comments
>
>
> Refunds, less a $50 non-refundable processing fee, will be made for
> cancellations received by April 17, 1998.
>
> For more information, contact 510.642.4041 or visit our website at
>
>
> http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/BCLT/events/ucc2b/
>
> REGISTRATION FORM
>
> Name ____________________________Title_____________________
>
> Organization_________________________________________________
>
> Address____________________________________________________
>
> City______________________State_______________Zip_____________
>
> Phone: Business________________________Home__________________
>
> Email Address_________________________________________________
>
>
> Please Check the Following As Applicable
>
> Information Requests
>
> [ ] I will not attend, but wish to receive information about
> the published symposium volumes.
> [ ] I am interested in earning CLE credit for the State of California.
> [ ] I am interested in receiving information about the conference
> videotaped program.
>
> I plan to attend the:
> [ ] Tutorial on Thursday, 4/23
> [ ] General Sessions on Friday-Saturday, 4/24-25
>
> Enclosed is the registration fee:
> [ ] $____ $350 ($500 after April 1, 1998)
> [ ] $____ $100. Academic ___ / Government ___ / Student ___.
>
> Make checks payable to UC Regents. Or, complete the following to pay by
> credit card:
>
> Please bill my VISA__ Mastercard__ #______________________
>
> Signed_________________________________________________
>
> Date __________________________________________________
>
> Participants may register by sending this form by mail to
> Article 2B, University of California,
> Center for Law and Technology,
> F-402 Haas School of Business #1930,
> Berkeley, CA 94720-1930
> or
> by fax to 510.642.2826.
>
> Discounted hotel accommodations can be reserved by
> directly contacting:
>
> The Hotel Durant at 510.845.8919 or 1.800.2.DURANT
> (Located walking distance from Campus)
>
> Or
>
> The Radisson Hotel located at the Berkeley Marina (formerly
> the Berkeley Marina Marriot). The hotel is not walking distance
> from the Campus but transportation can be arranged with the
> hotel. Ask for a room held for the "Article 2B Conference."
> The block of rooms will be held until April 8th.
> To make reservations call, 1 (800) 333-3333.
Received on Mon Mar 23 1998 - 21:50:42 GMT