5-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

Copyright law has become an increasingly complex area in the face of new technologies and new ways of doing business. To help you keep up-to-date and provide the sophisticated, pragmatic legal advice your clients expect, PLI has brought together a group of leading experts on copyright law. The speakers at this advanced seminar will address critical issues in copyright law, drawing on their extensive experience and judgment. Current issues will be examined in the context of developed law and proposals and prospects for future change. Important litigation and licensing issues will be reviewed, as well as the impact of new technology, fair use developments, and other major issues. The faculty will invite and answer questions to be sure those attending the program receive information relevant to their practice.

What you will learn

  • Fair use: how to give practical advice to avoid claims and suits
  • Public performance rights: Cablevision and the Aereo cases
  • Internet piracy developments at home and abroad
  • Digital rights, the first sale doctrine, prospects for reform
  • Copyright termination: case law and industry developments
  • Latest litigation developments
  • Petrella v. MGM, Supreme Court review of the laches defense in copyright cases

Who should attend

Experienced practitioners in the field of copyright law who need to know the latest developments in this field.

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