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Conference on WIPO Copyright Treaty, March 14, 1997

Peter Choy (Peter.Choy@Corp.Sun.COM)
Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:00:50 -0500 

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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:00:50 -0500
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From: Peter.Choy@Corp.Sun.COM (Peter Choy) (by way of david@cni.org (David Green))
Subject: Conference on WIPO Copyright Treaty, March 14, 1997

NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
January 10, 1997

The following conference taking place in Santa Clara, California on Friday
March 14, promises to be an illuminating account of the WIPO Copyright
Treaty by those who attended, together with an examination of important
ramifications of the Treaty. These include domestic
RATIFICATION/IMPLEMENTATION LEGISLATION ISSUES, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
COPYRIGHT LAW AND CONTRACT LAW, COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT IN CYBERSPACE and SUI
GENERIS DATABASE PROTECTION.


David Green


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The following posting may be freely forwarded.



              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:

        www.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/HighTechLaw

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

        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

Complete and return this form along with your check or credit card
information.  Registration guaranteed only if paid in full.  Space
limited to 200 participants.  Phone reservations not accepted.
Cancellations accepted and refunds issued only with five business days
notice prior to conference date.  No return confirmation supplied.

        General Admission      $200  (  )
        SCU Student             $25  (  )
        Non-SCU Student         $50  (  )

Name:
State Bar ID:
Firm or Affiliation:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email Address:

Payment (check one)

        ( ) Check

        ( ) Visa        ( ) Mastercard

        Expiration Date:
        Account Number:

Please indicate your lunch preference:

        Vegetarian  ( )
        Chicken     ( )

Make checks payable to Santa Clara University School of Law.  Mail to
Santa Clara University, School of Law, Special Events Office, Santa
Clara, CA 95053.  For more information, please contact Mary Miller at
(408) 554-5473.

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David L. Green
Executive Director
NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A NETWORKED CULTURAL HERITAGE
21 Dupont Circle, NW
Washington DC 20036
www-ninch.cni.org
david@cni.org
202/296-5346                                  202/872-0884 fax

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