Agenda

 

Sessions on Thursday, April 18

8:00 am – 8:25 am Registration & Breakfast

8:25 am – 8:30 am         Welcome Remarks by Naomi Jane Gray, Copyright Society

8:30 am – 10:15 am Session 1: History and Purposes of Formalities

  • Stefan Mentzer, White & Case LLP (moderator)
  • Oren Bracha, University of Texas Law School
  • Stef van Gompel, IViR, University of Amsterdam
  • Rob Kasunic, U.S. Copyright Office
  • Jule Sigall, Microsoft Corporation


10:15 am – 10:45 am
Break

10:45 am – 12:30 pm  Session 2: Economic Impacts and Considerations


12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm David Nelson Memorial Keynote & Lunch
Sponsored by Morrison & Foerster LLP

  • Introduction by Jennifer Taylor, Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • Keynote by Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office


2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Break

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Session 3: Lessons from Other Types of Property Regimes


3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Break

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Session 4: Lessons from Other Intellectual Property Regimes


5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Reception

 

 

Sessions on Friday, April 19

8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration & Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:15 am Session 5: Constraints and Flexibilities in the Berne Convention


10:15 am – 10:45 am
Break

10:45 am – 12:30 pm Session 6: Technology of Registries

  • Andrew Gass, Latham & Watkins LLP (moderator)
  • Nick Ashton-Hart, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
  • Jim Griffin, OneHouse LLC
  • Paul Jessop, County Analytics
  • Patrick Sullivan, RightsFlow by Google


12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Session 7: Different Models for Revived Formalities