Politech: FC: Two Heritage events on copyright: 10/15 and 10/23

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Also see:

"Heritage on P2P hacking bill: A good idea"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04051.html

Until recently, James was at CEI, which also liked the Berman bill:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-03711.html

-Declan

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Subject: FW: USPTO Director James Rogan  to speak at Heritage, October 15 
-- you are invited to attend.
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:40:23 -0400
Importance: normal
From: "Gattuso, James" <James.Gattuso () heritage org>
To: <declan () well com>


Declan -- This may be of interest to members of your Politech list.  It'd 
be great if you could pass this on.  Thanks.

Department of Lectures and Seminars




You are Cordially Invited to a Lecture



Reaffirming Intellectual Property Rights
  in an Information Age





Featuring:



The Honorable James E. Rogan

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and

Director, United States Patent Trademark Office



Hosted by:



James Gattuso

Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic 
Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation





This year marks the bicentennial of the creation of the U.S. Patent 
Office.  For two hundred years, the USPTO has served as the clearinghouse 
for American innovation.  Indeed, intellectual property rights -- the basic 
right to benefit from a product of one's thoughts and ideas -- have played 
a critical role in America's evolution into the most technologically 
advanced, economically vibrant power on earth.  The celebration of the 
legacy of the USPTO and America's IP system comes at a time of great 
challenge for the agency and for intellectual property rights 
generally.  An explosion of patent filings and increasingly complex 
technology threatens to overwhelm the USPTO.  Patent pendency rates now 
average over two years, and without significant changes to the way they are 
processed, rates soon will reach three to four years.


At the same time, the very tenets of the U.S. intellectual property system 
are being challenged, in areas ranging from the pirating of music to the 
weakening of pharmaceutical patents.  Intellectual property is the 
principal engine for the creation of wealth in our society, and therefore, 
our speaker will argue, it deserves the same stringent protection that we 
afford tangible private property.  Please join Judge Rogan, a former Member 
of Congress, to discuss these and other issues.


Tuesday, October 15, 2002

12:00 pm

The Heritage Foundation s Van Andel Center

Refreshments provided







RSVP Online At http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/

or Call (202) 675-1752

All events can be viewed live from our Home Page www.Heritage.org



For more information concerning USPTO, please visit www.uspto.gov







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Subject: Heritage Event: The Battle Over Digital Copyright
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:30:24 -0400
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From: "Gattuso, James" <James.Gattuso () heritage org>
To: <declan () well com>

Declan -- not to confuse things, but here is a second event Politech 
readers may be interested in.


The Heritage Foundation s
Department of Lectures and Seminars





You are Cordially Invited to a Panel Discussion



Pirates and Posses:
The Battle Over Digital Copyright



RSVP | More Information





Featuring:






Bruce Mehlman

Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy

U.S. Department of Commerce









Gary Shapiro

President and CEO

Consumer Electronics Association





Alec French

Minority Counsel

Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property

House Judiciary Committee





James V. Delong

Senior Fellow

Competitive Enterprise Institute



Hosted by:



James Gattuso

Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic 
Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation





As the Internet has grown, digital technologies have made it increasingly 
easy to copy and distribute their works without payment.   Expanding 
peer-to-peer systems such as KaZaA allow millions of Americans to download 
movies and music free of charge.  Copyright owners crying foul, saying 
their property is being stolen, and incentives to create stunted.  But 
what, if anything, should be done?   Where does the consumer interest 
lie?  The struggle to answer these questions have entangled some of the 
highest-profile sectors of the U.S. economy ranging from Hollywood to 
Silicon Valley in an increasing bitter debate.   Please join us on October 
23, as our panelists, representing a range of viewpoints, discuss these 
issues at a lunchtime forum.


Wednesday, October 23, 2002

12:00 pm

The Heritage Foundation s Van Andel Center

Refreshments provided







RSVP Online At http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/

or Call (202) 675-1752

All events can be viewed live from our Home Page www.Heritage.org







The Van Andel Center is located at The Heritage Foundation

 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE | Washington DC, 20002 | (202) 546-4400
This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of 
declan () well com and may contain information that is confidential. If you 
are not the named addressee you should not disseminate , distribute or copy 
this email. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those 
of JamesGattuso and do not necessarily represent those of The Heritage 
Foundation.



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