Intellectual Property Society

Job Opportunity - deading 12/31

The Institute for Public Representation at the Georgetown University Law Center has posted the attached job announcement inviting applications for a two-year graduate fellow/staff attorney position in public interest communications law to start in August 2007. The deadline for applications is Dec. 1, 2006.

Tea on Tuesday

On Tuesday, September 26, 2006, the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at New York Law School hosted "Tea on Tuesday" with a spotlight on intellectual property.   Distinguished alumni, David Kagan and Eric Zohn, spoke about their experience in IP practice, offering advice to students wanting to enter the field.

David H. Kagan '81 is a Partner at Schulte, Roth & Zabel.  The combination of his legal expertise and his background in biology has enabled him to defend companies such as Johnson & Johnson in patent infringement cases pertaining to pharmaceutical drugs. Mr. Kagan previously worked as an Associate Attorney with Sullivan & Cromwell. He also was a law clerk to Hon. Roger J. Miner, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  Over the years, Mr. Kagan has lectured extensively on various aspects of intellectual property law.

Eric S. Zohn '92 is Senior Vice President of the William Morris Agency, the largest and most diversified talent and literary agency in the world. He specializes in negotiating complex intellectual property rights agreements such as, book publishing contracts, and motion picture and television option/purchase agreements.  Mr. Zohn has negotiated deals with a diverse range of buyers from the various Random House imprints, Warner Books, Simon & Schuster, Hyperion and the Holtzbrinck companies to Twentieth Century Fox Television, Sony Classics and
Disney.

Digital Rights Management

The Cardozo Cyberlaw Society will be hosting an event on Digital Rights Management featuring Greg Heller from the Free Software Foundation and DefectiveByDesign.org.

October 4, 2006, 12 Noon
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Ave. (12th Street) Room 204
Pizza & Drinks

RSVP to frankens@yu.edu

Download ANTIDRMPosters.doc

Los Angeles, USA – November 2006 International Symposium

The Symposium will convene at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and will involve up to 200 College students and young professionals from around the world.  The 3-day symposium is set to introduce to young individuals, first, the importance of promoting and establishing Intellectual Property Rights (IPS) in general, and second, the challenges associated with preserving and expanding the Rights in the process of Development.  The analyses will also include the effects of IPS in proliferating Small Business Enterprises in the prism of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 8. Last, the symposium will culminate all the discussions and presentation into a strategic summary resolution, which will be forwarded to the UN Economic and Social Council as well as all of the UN Permanent Missions.

We are offering a discounted registration fee of $95.00 (US) for your students through October 12, 2006.  The regular registration fee is $175 per participant.  The registration deadline is set for October 28, 2006.

Optional Accommodation Packages are available for a fee.  Please visit our website www.athgo.org for further information.

In addition to taking part in these intellectual discussions, the symposia participants will leave with several significant resources, such as:

• Scholarships – available for the top 10 participants, including 3 all expense paid trips to be part of a delegation at ATHGO Internationals summit at UN’s European Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in 2007 (valued $10,000 US).
• Advanced negotiating skills
• Enhanced understanding about international diplomacy
• Improved leadership and teamwork skills
• Personal career advice from world diplomats
• A network of young professionals and Senior World Bank officials
• The motivation and inspiration required to succeed in today's ever-complex global environment

The symposium is organized by ATHGO International, a US based NGO whose mission is to train, motivate, and inspire the next generations of diplomats and international public policy professionals.  Established in 1999, ATHGO has been awarded consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) for its role in reaching out to students worldwide and educating the young people about global human rights, democratic development, economic self-determination, security, and other issues of a global dimension.

Speakers at our previous symposia have included:

Armen Baiburtian: Deputy Foreign Minister, the Republic of Armenia

Anwaul Kim Chowdhury: Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

Amir Dossal: Executive Director, United Nations Fund for International Partnerships

Michael S. Dukakis: Former Governor of Massachusetts, Democratic Party nominee for the presidency of the United States in the 1988 elections, Distinguished Professor of political science at Northeastern University in Massachusetts

Leon Fuerth: Former National Security Advisor to Vice-President Al Gore

Sarbuland Khan: Director, Division for ECOSOC Support and Coordination

Koby Koomson: Ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Ghana

Francis Lorenzo: Ambassador at the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the UN

Michael Mahdesian: Former Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau of Humanitarian Response

Hanifa Mezoui: Chief, UN NGO Section, DESA

Gillian Sorensen: Senior Advisor, UN Foundation

Shashi Tharoor: Under-Secretary-General, UN Communications and Public Information

Antonio Villaraigosa: Mayor, City of Los Angeles

Steve Westly: Controller, State of California

Paul Wolfowitz: President, The World Bank

Tea on Tuesday -

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Topic:  Intellectual Property

Location:  Conference Rooms A & B - 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 

Guest Speakers: 

David H. Kagan '81, Partner at Shulte, Roth & Zabel.  The combination of his legal expertise and his background in biology has enabled him to defend companies such as Johnson & Johnson in patent infringement cases pertaining to pharmaceutical drugs. Mr. Kagan previously worked as an Associate Attorney with Sullivan & Cromwell. He also was a law clerk to Hon. Roger J. Miner, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  Over the years, Mr. Kagan has lectured extensively on various aspects of intellectual property law.

Eric S. Zohn '92, Senior Vice President of the William Morris Agency, the largest and most diversified talent and literary agency in the world. He specializes in negotiating complex intellectual property rights agreements such as, book publishing contracts, and motion picture and television option/purchase agreements.

Mr. Zohn has negotiated deals with a diverse range of buyers from the various Random House imprints, Warner Books, Simon & Schuster, Hyperion and the Holtzbrinck companies to Twentieth Century Fox Television, Sony Classics and Disney.

To RSVP please visit http://alumni.nyls.edu/events or e-mail Jimena Buitrago at jbuitrago@nyls.edu

OneWebDay - Friday 9/22/06

Celebrate the web

OneWebDay

www.onewebday.org

Friday, Sept. 22, 2006

CRAIG NEWMARK - Foundercraigslist.org

55 Fifth Avenue @ 12th St at 10 am
and at Battery Park, Castle Clinton 12:00pm

Cardozo School of Law - Moot Court Room

SCOTT HEIFERMAN

Co-Founder, CEO meetup.com

Battery Park, Castle Clinton 12:00pm

10am Event Cardozo RSVP to frankens@yu.edu
ALL ARE WELCOME AT BATTERY PARK NO RSVP
4/5 to Bowling Green, R/W to Whitehall, 1 to South Ferry

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law/Yeshiva University

http://nyls.blogs.com/ipsoc/files/OneWebDay.pdf

Free PLI Briefing on Patent Bar Exam

PLI is hosting a free briefing (web or phone) next Thursday (Sept 21) at 1pm Eastern. They will talk about the new exam format and give people some tips on studying.  Of course, they'll give you info on their own course -- it is the same course that I took with the same instructor, John White. (I passed). Signup for web or phone.

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Columbia Law School

and

The Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts

present

"Constitutional Challenges to Copyright"

The past several years have seen an increasing number of challenges to copyright and related laws on constitutional grounds.  The 1976 Copyright Act, the Copyright Term Extension Act, the Berne Convention Implementation Act, the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, the Copyright Restoration Provisions of the URAA, the federal anti-bootlegging statutes, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act have all been subject to challenge, and one federal district court has held the federal anti-bootlegging statute unconstitutional, while another has reached the opposite conclusion.  Our symposium will explore the sources and limitations of  Congress's power to enact copyright and copyright-related laws, the merits of these constitutional challenges, and the courts' responses so far.

Our panelists will discuss and debate:

* Congress's power to enact copyright laws, and limitations on that power inherent in the Copyright Clause 

* Alternatives to the Copyright Power:  The relationship of the Copyright Clause to the Commerce Clause and the Treaty Power 

*  Copyright and Freedom of Expression

Keynote Speaker

Marybeth Peters

U.S. Register of Copyrights

Featuring

Prof. Graeme Austin

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law

Prof. Paul Bender

Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Prof. Robert Kasunic

American University, Washington College of Law

(Visiting, 2006-07)

Prof. Joseph Liu

Boston College School of Law

Prof. Thomas Nachbar

University of Virginia School of Law

Prof. Dotan Oliar

University of Virginia School of Law

Prof. R. Anthony Reese

University of Texas at Austin School of Law

New York University School of Law (Visiting, 2006-07)

Prof. Chris Sprigman

University of Virginia School of Law

Prof. Rebecca Tushnet

Georgetown University Law Center

Moderators:

Prof. Jane Ginsburg

Columbia Law School

Prof. Clarisa Long

Columbia Law School

Prof. Tim Wu

Columbia Law School

June Besek, Esq.

Executive Director, Kernochan Center

for Law, Media and the Arts

Columbia Law School

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The Symposium is sponsored by

The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts

and The Horace Manges Lecture and Conference Fund

In conjunction with

The Software & Information Industry Association and

LexisNexis

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CONFERENCE DETAILS

Friday, October 27, 2006

Jerome L. Greene Hall, First Floor, Room 103

435 West 116th Street at Amsterdam Avenue

New York City

Schedule:

9:00 am - 9:30 am                Registration and continental breakfast

9:30 am - 9:40 am                Welcome and introductions

9:40 am - 10:30 am        Marybeth Peters, Keynote Speaker

10:30 am - 10:45 am        Break

10:45 am - 12:30 pm        First panel: Congressional power and limitations inherent in the Copyright Clause

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm        Lunch

1:45 pm - 3:30 pm        Second panel:  The relationship of the Copyright Clause to the Commerce Clause and the Treaty Power

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm        Break

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm        Third panel: Copyright and freedom of expression

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm        Wrap up

5:45 pm - 7:00 pm         Closing reception

CLE Credit:  This program in its entirety will provide seven (7) transitional New York Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits to be applied to the Professional Practice Requirement.  Advance registration is mandatory to receive CLE credit.  Please register by October 20, 2006. 

Registration forms are available on the conference website at http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/kernochan/symposium102706 or by contacting Teresa Chang at the number listed below.

Under Continuing Legal Education rules, CLE credit will be offered only to those attorneys completing the entire session; attorneys attending only part of a session are not eligible for partial credit.  Please see the conference website for more information about CLE credit and requirements.

Registration Rates

Private Practice                $95.00 per person

Public Interest/Nonprofit        $85.00 per person

Law school faculty and students may attend free of charge, but only upon advance registration.  The registration deadline is Oct. 20. 2006.

A limited number of scholarships is available in cases of financial hardship, provided that an application is made by September 30, 2006 to Teresa Chang explaining the basis for the request. 

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Direct inquiries to Teresa Chang

T:   212-854-6278     F:   212-854-9111

E:  tchang@law.columbia.edu

Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts

435 West 116th Street, A-17

New York, NY 10027

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Job Opportunity:

Games for Change is looking for a: National Events Manager

This is a full-time opening in an increasingly high-profile nonprofit

dedicated to supporting the new field of videogames for social change.

Work begins as soon as possible in October 2006 based in New York

City; salary is commensurate with experience and education; benefits

include health, transit, vacation, etc.  Applications are accepted on

a rolling basis.

Games for Change, founded in 2004, is the national umbrella group

dedicated to advancing positive social change through digital games.

We act as the new movement’s independent focal point for media,

distribution and research; like documentary film before us, we are

building a new field: using game technology to address real world

issues. We’ve been covered this year in the New York Times, NPR, CNN,

BBC, NBC, and beyond. Our blog (www.gamesforchange.org) provides a

sense of our earliest programming, and our new web site is set to

launch in early October. We are funded by The MacArthur, Surdna and

Robert Wood Johnson Foundations, as well as NYSTAR and the Woodrow

Wilson Center for International Scholars.

After two years of accelerating growth, a transition is underway to

launch over the next 12 months a new suite of programs. This includes

work with MTV to distribute games, Parsons/ The New School for a

prototyping center, the Serious Games Initiative for conferences, the

Margaret Mead Film Festival, the IFP Market -- in addition to our 500+

membership of game designers, nonprofit managers, academics, artists

and politicians. New activities include briefings for major

foundations, policy sessions in Washington, gatherings of top

academics from around the nation studying digital media, and our

signature games festival.

Responsibilities: (in order of priority) working closely with the

Executive Director, this manager-level position will:

•    Oversee planning for all events, including keynote speakers,

production schedules, budgets and our team of volunteers. Three or

four of the events are national (taking place in San Francisco, NYC,

D.C.), drawing high-profile academics, game and media designers and

the press. Attendance can range from 300+ for public forums to small

private gatherings of 40 for invite-only briefings. The focus for each

event is different, both in theme (from funding to policy) and in

setting (innovation labs to conference centers). Ongoing coordination

will be necessary with both paid and volunteer teams, including our

five regional representatives scattered across Puget Sound, Boston, DC

and the virtual world of Second Life. Some travel will be required.

•    Coordinate mainstream press, including outreach to journalists

(print and television), fielding calls from major news sources,

maintaining a press contact database, drafting press statements,

coordinating with partners for strategy on joint releases.

•    Assist in fundraising, including networking, scheduling

meetings, researching opportunities, drafting and editing proposals.

•    Manage 1-2 intern assistants who will directly support your work.

Attributes: To be a good match, the candidate should be:

*    Entrepreneurial: enjoy building a new organization; rewarded by

creating new systems – original thinkers welcomed.

*    An Effective Communicator: write clear and compelling prose;

edit for detail and grammar; comfortable speaking up on conference

calls and in meetings – confidence is essential.

*    Outcome-driven: always asking “how” and “by what date” to ensure

that vague ideas are translated early into feasible production plans;

ability to juggle both short and long-term projects simultaneously.

*    Detail-oriented: formatting materials neatly and organizing word

and excel documents into a logical system of folders – control freaks

are fine, as long as they’re friendly.

*    Team-oriented: deliberately plan strategies to leverage others’

strengths and avoid their weaknesses, works well with others.

*    Self-motivated: comfortable taking on significant

responsibility; ability to time-manage self and team members, willing

to solicit outside advice when necessary.

*    Adaptable, with a Sense of Humor: at home in a relaxed

environment, able to make mistakes and learn from them, likes meeting

new people and taking on new situations.

Additional Qualifications:

The candidate should have a college degree, and two to six years of

experience in outreach, fundraising or event production. They must

also possess proficiency with MS Word and Excel. Knowledge and

interest in videogames or interactive media is a plus, and an activist

or social-change bent is an even bigger plus.

How to Apply:

Make sure to indicate the title of the position you're applying for

(“Events Manager”) in the SUBJECT line of an email to

gamesforchange@gmail.com. Applications are due by September 22nd,

2006, but interviews begin immediately. Your cover letter should be

BOTH included in the body of the email and attached along with your

resume (in rich text, MS-Word or PDF format). In your letter, please

let us know where you heard of the position, why you are suited to

this role, and how the position relates to your career objectives and

personal interests. Only those candidates selected for interviews will

be contacted.

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Games for Change, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are

committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity and do not

discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the

basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age,

citizenship, mental or physical handicap or disability, marital

status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status or

any other characteristic protected by law. We continue to support and

promote equal employment opportunity, human dignity, and racial,

ethnic, and cultural diversity.

Friday, September 22nd Join in on the Global Celebration of the Interet

Web Innovators Craig Newmark (craigslist),

Scott Heiferman (Meetup), Drew Schutte

(WIRED) will speak and lead the festivities

  When: Friday, September 22^nd

  Where: Battery Park, Lower Manhattan, near   Castle Clinton (in the park)

  Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

If you can’t remember or imagine life without the Web, then you shouldn’t miss this event!

There’s more than one way to participate:

·        Post a picture to www.webshots.com, tag it 'onewebday', and it'll become part of a huge global picture collage that will be posted on (website)

·        Tell us the wackiest thing you've ever used craigslist for and if your story is selected you will win a prize and get to share your tale at One Web Day.  Send your story to volunteer@onewebday.org.

·        Join others celebrating around the world by making a OneWebDay video, post it to blip.tv, and Dabble.com will make it available for the world to see.

          How to get there:

Subway: 4/5 to Bowling Green, R/W to Whitehall Street, 1 to South Ferry (see http://thebattery.org)

About Us:  One Web Day is the Earth Day for the internet, and it's being celebrated for the first time this year around the world.  Because the web is made of people, it's up to us to celebrate and protect it.

To Receive One Web Day Updates:  http://onewebday.meetup.com/1/?gj=sj8  to join the NY OneWebDay Meetup

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