presented by
Hastings Association of Communications, Sports and Entertainment
Law
Comm/Ent, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
Hastings Intellectual Property Organization
Future of Music Coalition
and Noise Pop
02.25.04: Yes, it's raining but that won't stop
us from having the event at Hastings. Get out your umbrella
and come on down!
02.19.04: The free online registration is now
closed because the room is full! If you are a press representative
interested in credentialing, click here.
If you are an attorney interested in earning MCLE credits for
your participation, click
here.
02.17.04: There will be a Pho Dinner at 6:30 PM
on Tuesday night, February 24, at Bodega Bistro, 607 Larkin
Street, San Francisco 94109 (415) 921-1218. Come on down and
enjoy some Vietnamese food and good conversation! If you plan
on coming, just send Brian
Zisk a quick email so we can tell the restaurant how many
to expect.
02.09.2004: A big surge in reservations over the
weekend means the room is about 75% reserved. New confirmed
panelist: Ralph Peer, CEO of Peermusic!
02.04.2004: Great news! This program has been
approved for 5 MCLE (Continuing Legal Education) credits. Practicing
attorneys who are interested in this option need to register
(or re-register if they already RSVPed) through the MCLE
Registration form in order to earn MCLE credits for participation
in this program. $100 admission for participation. More details
for attorneys on this
page.
Note that the event remains free for non-attorneys, students,
and Noise Pop attendees. The fee only applies to attorneys who
are interested in earning MCLE credits for participation.
A full day seminar with some of the most compelling and
active participants in the field.
Panel topics include:
• Peer to Peer File Sharing: can it be
stopped? should it?
• Digital Download Stores: are we on the
verge of the celestial jukebox?
• Major Label Contracts: are they changing
as music goes digital?
• Music and Politics: can activist musicians
have an impact on the political discourse?
Keynote Speakers
California State Senator Kevin Murray
Lawrence Lessig Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Confirmed panelists (as of February
21, 2004. Subject to change):
Michael Aczon professor, author, attorney Margreth Barrett Copyright Law Professor, Hastings
College of Law Anthony Berman Attorney, Idell, Berman & Seitel Josh Engel Corporate Counsel, Napster LLC/Roxio,
Inc.
Stacy Fass Attorney, Davis Shapiro Lewit Montone Hayes Fat Mike Punkvoter, NOFX and Fat Wreck Chords Thomas Goetz Articles Editor, Wired Magazine
Jerry Harrison musician, Talking Heads, Garageband.com
Joshua Koenig Music for America
Jordan Kurland Band Manager, Zeitgeist Artist Management Molly Neuman Label VP, Lookout! Records and band
Bratmobile Krist Novoselic JAMPAC/Fix Our United States
Sandy Pearlman VP of Media Development, Multicast Technologies,
Producer and big thinker Ralph Peer II Chairman and CEO, Peermusic
Tim Quirk Executive Editor, Music, Real Networks and
band Too Much Joy
Andrew Ross Senior VP Business and Legal Affairs, Sony
Music
Madigan Shive Touring Musician, Avant-Pop Composer,
Bonfire
Madigan, Tattle Tale, DIY Cultural Figure David Sutphen Vice President, Government Relations,
RIAA
Fred von Lohmann Senior Intellectual Property Attorney,
Electronic Frontier Foundation Jenny Toomey Executive Director, Future of Music
Coalition Shoshana Samole Zisk Attorney and Business Affairs,
George Clinton Enterprises Brian Zisk Technologies Director, Future of Music
Coalition
