Location: The US Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Join Public Knowledge for conversations on the future of internet, communications, and copyright policy. From "fixing" TV to copyright reform, we'll discuss obstacles and solutions to what are sure to be this year's most interesting policy questions. How do we ensure that broadband is a catalyst for growth? That the video marketplace has room to grow? That copyright balances the needs of creators with the needs of the public?
These questions go right to the heart of what PK cares about - and is working on every day. We hope you can join the debate!
Even the fastest broadband connection won't fuel innovation if the data it carries is limited by caps. This panel will consider the impact that data caps could have on the next generation of broadband applications.
Moderated by Michael Weinberg, VP, Institute for Emerging Innovation, Public Knowledge
Jenni Powell, Producer The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Director of Content, VidCon
Ryan Troy, Senior Director of Business Development, Boxee
John Vezina, Political Director, Writers Guild of America, West
11:10 am - 12:00 pm | Future of Video
Television is a highly regulated industry, and the future of video depends on how those regulations can evolve to fit a new marketplace and new technologies. This panel will looks at issues like retransmission consent and the cable compulsory license, and try to figure out how traditional platforms like cable and broadcast will relate to newer forms of video distribution.
Moderated by John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge
Alison Minea, Corporate Counsel, DISH Network
Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Rachel Welch, VP, Federal Legislative Affairs, Time Warner Cable
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch Keynote Address: Chip Pickering on the Telephone Transition
The transition of traditional telephone lines to more efficient IP-based networks raises critical questions that go to the very heart of the 100-year-old social contract that made voice service in America universally available, affordable, and reliable. There are no easy answers as telecom policy contends with the new reality of IP-based networks. Former Congressman Chip Pickering will discuss what needs to be done to fill the policy holes left by the transition and guarantee that certain values apply to the next generation of innovative networks.
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Copyright Reform
A year after the outcry against SOPA, digital technology continues to clash in many ways with current copyright law. Beyond the matter of online copyright infringement, ordinary users find themselves constrained by legal and technical mechanisms that are often based on assumptions about creation and copying that are no longer true in today's world. This panel will look at a few of the problems facing technology users created by copyright law, and explore possible solutions to them.
Moderated by Gigi B. Sohn, President & CEO, Public Knowledge
Erik Martin, General Manager, Reddit
Tom W. Bell, professor of law at Chapman University, author, Copyright Unbalanced
Pamela Samuelson, professor of law at Berkeley Law, University of California; Faculty Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Michael McGeary, Co-Founder, Engine Advocacy
2:00 - 3:00 pm | The Future of First Sale
The first sale doctrine is one of the most important ways that the law reconciles the rights of an author in her works with the rights of a consumer in his property. Last fall, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng, a case which will determine the shape of secondary markets in copyrighted goods and could even make the sale of all foreign-made copies illegal. Beyond these current issues, new questions arise in the digital context. Can a user give away his ebook collection? Can another leave her iTunes collection to a descendant in her will? Our panel will describe the challenges that changes in the first sale doctrine will bring in the immediate and more distant future.
Moderated by Sherwin Siy, VP, Legal Affairs, Public Knowledge
Christina Mulligan, Postdoctoral Associate in Law and Kauffman Fellow of the Information Society Project, Yale Law School
Andrew Shore, Executive Director, Owners' Rights Initiative
Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries
Location: The US Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Join Public Knowledge for conversations on the future of internet, communications, and copyright policy. From "fixing" TV to copyright reform, we'll discuss obstacles and solutions to what are sure to be this year's most interesting policy questions. How do we ensure that broadband is a catalyst for growth? That the video marketplace has room to grow? That copyright balances the needs of creators with the needs of the public?
These questions go right to the heart of what PK cares about - and is working on every day. We hope you can join the debate!
Even the fastest broadband connection won't fuel innovation if the data it carries is limited by caps. This panel will consider the impact that data caps could have on the next generation of broadband applications.
Moderated by Michael Weinberg, VP, Institute for Emerging Innovation, Public Knowledge
Jenni Powell, Producer The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Director of Content, VidCon
Ryan Troy, Senior Director of Business Development, Boxee
John Vezina, Political Director, Writers Guild of America, West
11:10 am - 12:00 pm | Future of Video
Television is a highly regulated industry, and the future of video depends on how those regulations can evolve to fit a new marketplace and new technologies. This panel will looks at issues like retransmission consent and the cable compulsory license, and try to figure out how traditional platforms like cable and broadcast will relate to newer forms of video distribution.
Moderated by John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge
Alison Minea, Corporate Counsel, DISH Network
Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Rachel Welch, VP, Federal Legislative Affairs, Time Warner Cable
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch Keynote Address: Chip Pickering on the Telephone Transition
The transition of traditional telephone lines to more efficient IP-based networks raises critical questions that go to the very heart of the 100-year-old social contract that made voice service in America universally available, affordable, and reliable. There are no easy answers as telecom policy contends with the new reality of IP-based networks. Former Congressman Chip Pickering will discuss what needs to be done to fill the policy holes left by the transition and guarantee that certain values apply to the next generation of innovative networks.
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Copyright Reform
A year after the outcry against SOPA, digital technology continues to clash in many ways with current copyright law. Beyond the matter of online copyright infringement, ordinary users find themselves constrained by legal and technical mechanisms that are often based on assumptions about creation and copying that are no longer true in today's world. This panel will look at a few of the problems facing technology users created by copyright law, and explore possible solutions to them.
Moderated by Gigi B. Sohn, President & CEO, Public Knowledge
Erik Martin, General Manager, Reddit
Tom W. Bell, professor of law at Chapman University, author, Copyright Unbalanced
Pamela Samuelson, professor of law at Berkeley Law, University of California; Faculty Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Michael McGeary, Co-Founder, Engine Advocacy
2:00 - 3:00 pm | The Future of First Sale
The first sale doctrine is one of the most important ways that the law reconciles the rights of an author in her works with the rights of a consumer in his property. Last fall, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng, a case which will determine the shape of secondary markets in copyrighted goods and could even make the sale of all foreign-made copies illegal. Beyond these current issues, new questions arise in the digital context. Can a user give away his ebook collection? Can another leave her iTunes collection to a descendant in her will? Our panel will describe the challenges that changes in the first sale doctrine will bring in the immediate and more distant future.
Moderated by Sherwin Siy, VP, Legal Affairs, Public Knowledge
Christina Mulligan, Postdoctoral Associate in Law and Kauffman Fellow of the Information Society Project, Yale Law School
Andrew Shore, Executive Director, Owners' Rights Initiative
Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries
Location: The US Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Join Public Knowledge for conversations on the future of internet, communications, and copyright policy. From "fixing" TV to copyright reform, we'll discuss obstacles and solutions to what are sure to be this year's most interesting policy questions. How do we ensure that broadband is a catalyst for growth? That the video marketplace has room to grow? That copyright balances the needs of creators with the needs of the public?
These questions go right to the heart of what PK cares about - and is working on every day. We hope you can join the debate!
Even the fastest broadband connection won't fuel innovation if the data it carries is limited by caps. This panel will consider the impact that data caps could have on the next generation of broadband applications.
Moderated by Michael Weinberg, VP, Institute for Emerging Innovation, Public Knowledge
Jenni Powell, Producer The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Director of Content, VidCon
Ryan Troy, Senior Director of Business Development, Boxee
John Vezina, Political Director, Writers Guild of America, West
11:10 am - 12:00 pm | Future of Video
Television is a highly regulated industry, and the future of video depends on how those regulations can evolve to fit a new marketplace and new technologies. This panel will looks at issues like retransmission consent and the cable compulsory license, and try to figure out how traditional platforms like cable and broadcast will relate to newer forms of video distribution.
Moderated by John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge
Alison Minea, Corporate Counsel, DISH Network
Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Rachel Welch, VP, Federal Legislative Affairs, Time Warner Cable
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch Keynote Address: Chip Pickering on the Telephone Transition
The transition of traditional telephone lines to more efficient IP-based networks raises critical questions that go to the very heart of the 100-year-old social contract that made voice service in America universally available, affordable, and reliable. There are no easy answers as telecom policy contends with the new reality of IP-based networks. Former Congressman Chip Pickering will discuss what needs to be done to fill the policy holes left by the transition and guarantee that certain values apply to the next generation of innovative networks.
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Copyright Reform
A year after the outcry against SOPA, digital technology continues to clash in many ways with current copyright law. Beyond the matter of online copyright infringement, ordinary users find themselves constrained by legal and technical mechanisms that are often based on assumptions about creation and copying that are no longer true in today's world. This panel will look at a few of the problems facing technology users created by copyright law, and explore possible solutions to them.
Moderated by Gigi B. Sohn, President & CEO, Public Knowledge
Erik Martin, General Manager, Reddit
Tom W. Bell, professor of law at Chapman University, author, Copyright Unbalanced
Pamela Samuelson, professor of law at Berkeley Law, University of California; Faculty Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Michael McGeary, Co-Founder, Engine Advocacy
2:00 - 3:00 pm | The Future of First Sale
The first sale doctrine is one of the most important ways that the law reconciles the rights of an author in her works with the rights of a consumer in his property. Last fall, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng, a case which will determine the shape of secondary markets in copyrighted goods and could even make the sale of all foreign-made copies illegal. Beyond these current issues, new questions arise in the digital context. Can a user give away his ebook collection? Can another leave her iTunes collection to a descendant in her will? Our panel will describe the challenges that changes in the first sale doctrine will bring in the immediate and more distant future.
Moderated by Sherwin Siy, VP, Legal Affairs, Public Knowledge
Christina Mulligan, Postdoctoral Associate in Law and Kauffman Fellow of the Information Society Project, Yale Law School
Andrew Shore, Executive Director, Owners' Rights Initiative
Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries
Location: The US Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Join Public Knowledge for conversations on the future of internet, communications, and copyright policy. From "fixing" TV to copyright reform, we'll discuss obstacles and solutions to what are sure to be this year's most interesting policy questions. How do we ensure that broadband is a catalyst for growth? That the video marketplace has room to grow? That copyright balances the needs of creators with the needs of the public?
These questions go right to the heart of what PK cares about - and is working on every day. We hope you can join the debate!
Even the fastest broadband connection won't fuel innovation if the data it carries is limited by caps. This panel will consider the impact that data caps could have on the next generation of broadband applications.
Moderated by Michael Weinberg, VP, Institute for Emerging Innovation, Public Knowledge
Jenni Powell, Producer The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Director of Content, VidCon
Ryan Troy, Senior Director of Business Development, Boxee
John Vezina, Political Director, Writers Guild of America, West
11:10 am - 12:00 pm | Future of Video
Television is a highly regulated industry, and the future of video depends on how those regulations can evolve to fit a new marketplace and new technologies. This panel will looks at issues like retransmission consent and the cable compulsory license, and try to figure out how traditional platforms like cable and broadcast will relate to newer forms of video distribution.
Moderated by John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge
Alison Minea, Corporate Counsel, DISH Network
Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Rachel Welch, VP, Federal Legislative Affairs, Time Warner Cable
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch Keynote Address: Chip Pickering on the Telephone Transition
The transition of traditional telephone lines to more efficient IP-based networks raises critical questions that go to the very heart of the 100-year-old social contract that made voice service in America universally available, affordable, and reliable. There are no easy answers as telecom policy contends with the new reality of IP-based networks. Former Congressman Chip Pickering will discuss what needs to be done to fill the policy holes left by the transition and guarantee that certain values apply to the next generation of innovative networks.
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Copyright Reform
A year after the outcry against SOPA, digital technology continues to clash in many ways with current copyright law. Beyond the matter of online copyright infringement, ordinary users find themselves constrained by legal and technical mechanisms that are often based on assumptions about creation and copying that are no longer true in today's world. This panel will look at a few of the problems facing technology users created by copyright law, and explore possible solutions to them.
Moderated by Gigi B. Sohn, President & CEO, Public Knowledge
Erik Martin, General Manager, Reddit
Tom W. Bell, professor of law at Chapman University, author, Copyright Unbalanced
Pamela Samuelson, professor of law at Berkeley Law, University of California; Faculty Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Michael McGeary, Co-Founder, Engine Advocacy
2:00 - 3:00 pm | The Future of First Sale
The first sale doctrine is one of the most important ways that the law reconciles the rights of an author in her works with the rights of a consumer in his property. Last fall, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng, a case which will determine the shape of secondary markets in copyrighted goods and could even make the sale of all foreign-made copies illegal. Beyond these current issues, new questions arise in the digital context. Can a user give away his ebook collection? Can another leave her iTunes collection to a descendant in her will? Our panel will describe the challenges that changes in the first sale doctrine will bring in the immediate and more distant future.
Moderated by Sherwin Siy, VP, Legal Affairs, Public Knowledge
Christina Mulligan, Postdoctoral Associate in Law and Kauffman Fellow of the Information Society Project, Yale Law School
Andrew Shore, Executive Director, Owners' Rights Initiative
Brandon Butler, Director of Public Policy Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries
preserves the openness of the Internet and the public's access to knowledge, promotes creativity through balanced copyright, and upholds and protects the rights of consumers to use innovative technology lawfully.
