CSUSA Mid-Winter Meeting 2014 When: February 6, 2014 - February 8, 2014 - This event has passed Click Here for the Full Brochure Click Here for the Sponsorship Brochure Hotel Reservation Code: Hold Registration Deadline Hotel Deadline: January 10, 2014 Early bird rate – Jan 20 Sold Out! See more hotels below Register by – Jan 27 SPONSORS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 3:00 – 5:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting 5:30 – 6:00 PM Registration 5:30 – 6:00 PM First-Time Attendees Reception 6:00 – 7:30 PM Welcome Reception FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 8:00 – 8:50 AM Breakfast Sponsors: Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP & Mattel, Inc. / HIT Entertainment Registration Chapter Chair Meeting 9:00 – 10:00 AM The Copyright Misuse Doctrine: Useful or Misused? The long-running copyright dispute between Omega and Costco concerning the sale of grey market Omega watches developed a new wrinkle in November 2011, when the Central District of California granted summary judgment for Costco on the ground that Omega misused its copyright by virtue of its efforts to enforce copyright in a 1/8” logo placed on the back of its watches. This ruling, which is under appeal, has sparked fresh discourse about the proper scope and application of the copyright misuse doctrine. This panel will examine the history of the misuse doctrine and will discuss and debate the questions of whether it offers a useful tool to combat the over extension of copyright monopolies, or whether it is a vague and ill-defined loophole allowing judges to dismiss claims they simply dislike. Moderator: Laura Heymann, William & Mary Law School Panelists: Bruce Keller, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Ben Sheffner, Motion Picture Association of America 10:00 – 10:15 AM Coffee Break Sponsor: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 10:15 – 11:45 AM Current Issues in International Copyright Law: Latin America and Beyond Will include perspectives from Mexico, Brazil, the US and a brief discussion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty. Moderator: Karyn Temple Claggett, United States Copyright Office Panelists: Juliana Abrusio, Opice Blum, Bruno, Abrusio e Vainzof Advogados Associados (Brazil) Gilda González, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, IFPI Kiyoshi Tsuru, Tsuru Morales Isla Abogados S.C. (Mexico) 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM The Raging Debate About Laches Supreme Court granted cert in the Raging Bull case, presumably to resolve a circuit split as to whether laches is available as an equitable defense to a copyright infringement claim. Moderator: Peter Jaszi, American University Washington College of Law Panelists Nancy Mertzel, Schoeman Updike Kaufman Stern & Ascher LLP Jonathan Zavin, Loeb & Loeb LLP 12:45 – 1:45 PM Lunch Sponsor: Thomson Reuters 2:00 – 5:30 PM Everglades Airboat Tour (Optional) The 800 square miles of the Everglades are a 6,000-year-old fresh water “river of grass” providing habitat and protection for endangered and threatened species such as the American alligator and a variety of birds and fish. There is a 30-minute airboat tour of the Everglades followed by an alligator show. 6:30- 8:00 PM Reception at YUCA Sponsor: Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. YUCA, an acronym for Young Urban Cuban-Americans, is South Florida’s original upscale Cuban restaurant featuring innovative Nuevo Latino Cuisine. 8:00 – 10:30 PM Dine-Around (Optional) Go out to dinner with other conference attendees. Make new friends while discovering some amazing Miami restaurants. More information to follow. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 8:00 – 9:00 AM Breakfast Sponsor: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Membership Committee 9:00 – 10:00 AM The Future of Fair Use After the Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google In finding the Google Books Project to be a fair use, Judge Chin held that it “advances the progress of the arts and sciences, while maintaining respectful consideration for the rights of authors and other creative individuals, and without adversely impacting the rights of copyright holders.” The panel will debate whether Judge Chin’s decision is right and discuss how it might affect fair use jurisprudence in years to come. Moderator: Jay Dougherty, Loyola Law School Panelists: Jonathan Band, Jonathan Band PLLC Jon Baumgarten 10:00 – 10:15 AM Coffee Break 10:15 – 10:30 AM Copyright Case Update: Breaking News! A Tale of Two Consent Decrees: Can Music Publishers (Safely) Partially Withdraw Catalog from ASCAP and BMI to Directly License Digital Services? Panelist: Andrew Pequignot, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Frank P. Scibilia, Pryor Cashman LLP 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Whither Are Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Bound (And Does SiriusXM Need to Pay to Play Bieber but Not the Beatles)? Will cover DMCA and digital public performance issues as well as the lurking question of whether pre-72 sound recordings should finally be brought under the federal copyright scheme. Moderator: Serona Elton, Frost School of Music, University of Miami Panelists: George Borkowski, Recording Industry Association of America Brieanne Elpert, SoundExchange John Rosenberg, Rosenberg & Giger PC 12:00 – 1:15PM Beg, Borrow or Steal — Appropriation Art, Fair Use or Infringement Most Foul? This panel will cover the ever-shifting lines between fair use and infringement in the art world including discussions of the Second Circuit’s decision in Cariou v. Prince and the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc. Panelists: James Danziger, Danziger Gallery Judith Prowda, Sotheby’s Institute of Art Claudia Ray, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Joshua Schiller, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP CLE: CSUSA is applying for 7-8 general credits ADDITIONAL HOTELS Hyatt – 305 358 1234 Courtyard by Marriott – 305 374 3000 JW Marriott – 305 374 1224 Holiday Inn – 305 371 4400 As a special thank you to non-members who attend the meeting, the non-member price includes membership in the Copyright Society of the USA, pro-rated for the remainder of the 2013-2014 (expires 9/30/2014). Welcome! For Government, Academic or Students, there is a discounted registration fee of 300.00 (early-bird). Registrations will be verified. Cancellation and Refund Policy: Full refund will be issued if a cancellation is received in writing by February 1, 2014. No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellations after February 1, 2014. Registrations are transferable. CLE Credit Details CSUSA is applying for 7-8 general credits This event has passed
