Creative Lawyering or Copyright “Trolling”?

Creative Lawyering or Copyright “Trolling”?

Thursday, March 28, 2013 6 p.m.

Suffolk University
Law School
120 Tremont Street, Room 295
Boston, MA
02108

Reception to follow

As the creative world struggles to find new sources of revenue to offset
declining sales, several enterprises have turned to copyright litigation as a
revenue model and deterrent method – known popularly as “copyright
trolling.” But what are the consequences to copyright when litigation is
brought solely as a revenue stream? Are such litigation tactics ethical? This
presentation reviews some recent examples of such lawsuits, and explores their
greater consequences.

The Speakers:

Andy Sellars is a staff attorney at the Digital Media Law
Project and the Corydon B. Dunham First Amendment Fellow at the Berkman Center
for Internet & Society at Harvard
University. He received his J.D. from the George Washington
University Law
School.

Jason Sweet is a partner in the Cambridge law firm Booth Sweet, LLP,
providing counsel on issues related to the increasingly complex laws governing
entertainment, the Internet, copyright and
trademark. He received his J.D.
from Suffolk University School of Law.

This event is free, but please RSVP to Lucy Lovrien,
lucy@lovrienlaw.com