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Monday, September 12, 2005
Yale in Law/ Yale in Hollywood
Panel:
Copyright in the Digital Age |
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DOWNTOWN - In this timely panel, our esteemed panelists discussed copyright
law, Grokster, Eldred, and the courts' role in strengthening
copyright protections. Panelists included:
- F. Jay Dougherty. (Moderator). Professor of Law, Loyola
Law School. Prof. Dougherty teaches copyright and
entertainment industry-related courses. He has worked for Arista
Records, and in his legal practice and in-house work has represented
Broadway composers, music publishers, recording artists and record
labels, as well as handling music business affairs for a major
studio and an independent film production company. He is also a
songwriter and performing guitarist.
- Michael Adler is a senior litigation
associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Media and
Entertainment Practice Group. Adler focuses on counseling and
litigation for entertainment and intellectual property, including
clients such as USC, video game manufacturers and major motion
picture studios.
- Melinda Demsky, VP, Fox, discussed the
Grokster case.
- Kevin Jerome (K. J.) Greene. Associate
Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego. He has
represented clients such as Time-Warner/HBO, Spike Lee's film
production company, pop singer Bobby Brown, Geraldo Rivera, and the
rap group Public Enemy. He has taught at Thomas Jefferson since 1997. He
was named one of the top 10 IP attorneys in San Diego.
- Wesley Hsu. Deputy Chief, Cyber and
Intellectual Property Crimes Section, Office of the United States
Attorney, Central District of California. Graduate of Yale College
and Yale Law School. Mr. Hsu also teaches Trial Advocacy as an
Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School.
- Kelly Klaus. Litigation Partner, Munger,
Tolles & Olson. Mr. Klaus's practice consists of complex business
litigation, including intellectual property, appellate practice, and
employment law. Representative clients include high-technology
companies and telecommunications providers. Graduate of UCLA and
Stanford Law School.
- Lee Weinberg. Transactional Partner,
Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP. Mr. Weinberg has advised clients in more than $20 billion in domestic and
international transactions and financings, and concentrates in corporate and growth finance, mergers and acquisitions,
and business matters involving technology, media, communications,
and intellectual property. Graduate of the University of
Rochester and Yale Law School.
Thanks to our speakers, the Loyola Entertainment and
Sports Law Society, and Yale Club organizers Ophir Finkelthal and David
Nealy. |
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