CSUSA Annual Meeting 2014 When: June 8, 2014 - June 10, 2014 - This event has passed Click to View Sponsorship Options SATURDAY, JUNE 7 7:00 PM Gala Celebrating the Role of Copyright and Our 60th Anniversary Tickets sold separately SUNDAY, JUNE 8 2:30 – 4:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 PM Registration 4:00 – 5:00 PM Membership Committee Meeting 5:00 – 6:00 PM Annual Meeting of Members & Annual Meeting of Trustees 6:30 – 7:00 PM First-Time Attendees Reception 7:00 – 8:00 PM Welcome Reception 8:00 – 10:00 PM Lobster Dinner MONDAY, JUNE 9 7:15 – 8:15 AM Chapter Chair Meeting 7:30 – 8:15 AM Breakfast Buffet 8:15 – 8:30 AM Welcome Joseph Salvo, President, The Copyright Society of the USA 8:30 – 9:30 AM The View from the Copyright Office Maria A. Pallante, Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office 9:30 – 10:45 AM Transformation of Transformative Use Fair use disputes today often focus on whether the defendant’s use of the plaintiff’s copyrighted work was “transformative.” This panel will explore the increasingly prominent role that “transformativeness” has taken on, starting with Campbell v. Acuff-Rose and continuing to more recent cases such as Authors Guild v. Google and Cariou v. Prince. It will also examine the extent to which the meaning of “transformative” has itself changed, from an original focus on transformation of the work itself, to today’s emphasis on whether the use is transformative – and whether this change is a good thing. The panel will feature three practicing attorneys at the center of this debate: Julie Ahrens, Director of Copyright and Fair Use at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, Joe Gratz of Durie Tangri, who represents Google in the Authors Guild case, and Liz McNamara of Davis Wright Tremaine, who has recently authored several amicus briefs for copyright owners resisting an overly expansive view of transformativeness. Moderator: Julie Ahrens, Stanford Fair Use Project Panelists: Joseph Gratz, Durie Tangri LLP Liz McNamara, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 10:45 – 11:00 AM Coffee Break 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM International Copyright Developments As the market for creative works has become increasingly global, developments in copyright law in other countries, and in international treaties, have become more and more important. Drawing on the expertise of panelists from Canada, Germany, and China, this panel will consider recent developments with regard to exclusive rights and exceptions in selected jurisdictions outside the United States, both for their own importance, and as potential models for domestic legislation. It will also consider recent developments with regard to exclusive rights and exceptions in international treaties and negotiations. Moderator: Robert Brauneis, George Washington University Law School Panelists: Madeleine Lamothe-Samson, Norton Rose Fulbright Jiarui Liu, University of New Hampshire School of Law Axel Nordemann, Boehmert & Boehmert Shira Perlmutter, United States Patent and Trademark Office 12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch Keynote Speaker: Beth Brinkmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Deparment Of Justice, Civil Division 2:00 – 3:15 PM Crowd-Sourced Editorial Content and Fan Productions The panel will explore new business models that have arisen that allow IP owners to profit from crowd- (or fan-) sourced content while more fully engaging their fans and expanding their audience of consumers. Each panelist will focus on a particular entertainment industry. Art Neill of New Media Rights will explore film and video production, including the impact of YouTube’s Partnership and Content ID/monetization programs, Gregory Boyd of Frankfurt Kurnit will focus on videogames and machinima, and Matt Bloomgarden of Alloy Entertainment will discuss publishing projects such as Amazon’s KindleWorld. The panel will also examine other online businesses that seek to leverage fan interest in generating new content in ways that offers benefits to both the IP owners and the fans. Finally, the panelists will discuss copyright and other legal issues that these new business models present as well as challenges that IP owners face from the growth of user-generated content featuring their properties without their involvement or consent. Moderator: Jay Kogan, DC Entertainment Panelists: Matthew Bloomgarden, Alloy Entertainment, A Warner Bros. Entertainment Company S. Gregory Boyd, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC Art Neill, New Media Rights 3:30 – 5:30 PM Activities (optional | registration required) Twenty-Ninth Annual Kate McKay Tennis Open Copyright Classic XXX: Annual Softball Game National Cathedral and Embassy Row Tour The Washington National Cathedral is unique among DC’s historic sites. Standing higher the than Washington Moment, the Cathedral crowns 57 acres at the city’s highest point. Your private guide will explain the art and architecture of the “great church for national purposes.” On your return, you will view Embassy Row as your guide points out the prominent residences of the Vice President and other dignitaries as well as the embassies. Georgetown Walking Tour Take a guided walk along the narrow street of Georgetown, a sophisticated community founded long before the founding of Washington, DC. Pass the residence of authors Bob Woodward, Herman Wouk, Katherine Porter and Sinclair Lewis. Stand before the elegant homes of President-elect John F. Kennedy, Governor Averill and Ambassador Pamela Harriman. See the stylish town homes of our Secretaries of State and many other political figures. 6:00 – 7:00 PM Reception 6:00 – 10:30 PM Kids Dinner (registration required) 7:00 – 8:30 PM Dinner 8:30 – 10:30 PM Monuments by Moonlight Bus Tour (optional | registration required) After dinner, embark on a tour of the nation’s most historic monuments lit in all of their glory. Travel along the Mall as your guide points out the World War II Memorial, Washington Monument and the Smithsonian Museums, stopping for a spectacular photo op. You will also have a close view of the US Capitol Building, Library of Congress and the Jefferson Memorial. 9:30 PM Crude Humble & Obvious, comprised of Bob Clarida, Tom Kjellberg, Rob Kasunic and other Copyright Society members and friends, will jam upstairs at the 51st State Tavern, 2512 L Street, NW (near the corner of 25th and Pennsylvania, one block south and one block west of the Fairmont). TUESDAY, JUNE 10 7:00 – 8:30AM Breakfast 7:30 – 8:15 AM Editorial Board Meeting 8:15 – 9:15 AM The 21st-Century Copyright Office A 21st-century copyright system requires a 21st-century Copyright Office. What does the public want from the Office? What do stakeholders need? This panel will explore hopes, dreams, and realities. Moderator: Jacqueline Charlesworth, U.S. Copyright Office Panelists: Allan Adler, Association of American Publishers June Besek, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts Susan Chertkof, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) 9:15- 9:45 AM Keynote Speaker: Congresswomen Judy Chu (D-CA) 9:45 – 11:15 AM Recent Developments in Copyright Law Panelists: Robert W. Clarida, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC Thomas Kjellberg, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. 11:15 – 11:30 AM Coffee Break 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Digital First Sale What was the effect of Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc. on the secondary market for digital works? How will sellers of ebooks and digital audio files respond? Are there non-infringing methods for distributing digital content after the first sale? Will copyright owners continue to sell digital copies, or will the business model become a license-only enterprise? Moderator: Rochelle Claerbaut , RCIP Law Panelists: Janet Cullum, Cooley LLP Karyn T. Claggett, U.S. Copyright Office John Villasenor, Brookings Fellow and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Public Policy at UCLA This event has passed
