FC: Events: Copyright in LA on 11/29; privacy in DC on 11/26

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: tawnya () centerpd org
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:05:32 -0500
Organization: Center for the Public Domain
To: declan () well com
Subject: Larry Lessig & Jack Valenti to debate on "Creativity, Commerce &
 Culture" 11.29.01 @ USC

Hi, Declan.  Thought the politech audience may be interested in this 
upcoming debate between Jack Valenti and Larry Lessig.  Tawnya


CREATIVITY, COMMERCE & CULTURE: LESSIG VS. VALENTI

In the new digital environment, what impact do intellectual property rights 
have on innovation and creativity?
Do copyrights and patents hamper or enhance artistic life? How is our 
creative culture being shaped by changes in law and technology?

You are invited to join a spirited exchange between Jack Valenti, president 
of the Motion Picture Association of America,
and Lawrence Lessig, Stanford University Law professor and author of The 
Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World,
on Thursday, November 29, 2001, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. at the Annenberg School 
for Communication, University of Southern California.

WHEN:
Thursday, November 29, 2001, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Reception immediately following debate.

WHERE:
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Southern California
3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281

RSVP:
To reserve seating, call  213-740-5658 or email ascevent () usc edu
This event is free and open to the public.

WEBCAST:
For those interested but not able to attend in person, the event will also 
feature a live webcast and bulletin board discussion.
For more information visit 
<http://ascweb.usc.edu/debate/>http://ascweb.usc.edu/debate/.

PARKING:
Enter campus at Gate 6 located on Vermont Ave. & 36th Place.
Look for Annenberg Event signs from the parking structure to the Annenberg 
School.
Parking at USC is $6. For more parking information and directions visit 
<http://www.usc.edu/info/maps/>http://www.usc.edu/info/maps/

SPONSORED BY:
The event is co-sponsored by USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center and
by the Center for the Public Domain, a Durham, North Carolina-based 
philanthropic foundation.


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Tawnya
________________________________
Tawnya Louder-Reynolds
Public Relations
Center for the Public Domain
tawnya () centerpd org
919.549.8388 tel
919.549.8449 fax
www.centerforthepublicdomain.org

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:13:24 -0500
From: Jennifer Ambrosino <jambro () gwu edu>
Subject: Privacy eventTo: Declan McCullogh <declan () well com>

Hello, I received your name and e-mail address from David Sobel. He is
participating on a panel for an event we are holding on Monday, November
26th. He thought you would be interested in hearing about it and we were
hoping you would pass it along to the members of your listserv. I have
included all the information about the event below as well as an
attachment. If you want to know anything more about the event, don't
hesitate to contact me. Thanks very much,

Jennifer

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        Privacy vs. Public Safety

                Before 9/11 claims were made that privacy was 
"dead."  Were these claims
justified? If the challengers were mainly private parties and the
government was called to protect us--how does that fit into the Big Brother
thesis? Does 9/11 justify any additional changes in out treatment of
privacy?  By what criteria are we to decide? Nadine Strossen, Orin Kerr,
David Sobel, and Victoria Toensing participate in a dialogue that explores
the tension between privacy and public safety.  The dialogue will be
moderated by Amitai Etzioni.

When:   Monday, November 26 at 3:00 PM

Where:  School of Media and Public Affairs, 805 21st Street, NW (corner of
21st & H), Room B02

                This event is free and open to the public. No registration 
is required.

Nadine Strossen, Professor of Law at New York Law School, has written,
lectured and practiced extensively in the areas of constitutional law,
civil liberties, and international human rights. Since 1991, she has served
as President of the American Civil Liberties Union, the first woman to head
the nation's largest and oldest civil liberties organization. The National
Law Journal has twice named Strossen one of "The 100 Most Influential
Lawyers in America." In 1996, Working Woman Magazine listed her among the
"350 Women Who Changed the World 1976-1996." Strossen's writings have been
published in many scholarly and general interest publications (more than
225 published works).

Orin Kerr, Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University,
served on the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Computer Crime
and Intellectual Property Section, where, as a trial attorney in the
Attorney General's Honor Program, he investigated and prosecuted computer
crime, with a particular emphasis on computer hacker and cyberterrorism
investigations. Professor Kerr received his B.S.E. in mechanical
engineering from Princeton University, his M.S. in mechanical engineering
from Stanford University, and his J.D. from Harvard University.

David Sobel is General Counsel of the Electronic Privacy Information Center
in Washington, DC, a non-profit research organization that examines the
privacy implications of computer networks, the Internet and other
communications media.  He has litigated numerous cases under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) seeking the disclosure of government documents on
privacy policy, including electronic surveillance and encryption controls.
He was co-counsel in Reno v. ACLU, the successful constitutional challenge
to the Communications Decency Act, and has participated in other cases
involving privacy and free expression on the Internet.  Mr. Sobel has a
longstanding interest in privacy, civil liberties, national security and
information access issues and has written and spoken on these issues
frequently since 1981.

Victoria Toensing is a founding partner of the Washington law firm diGenova
& Toensing.  In 1997, Toensing was named special counsel by the U.S. House
of Representatives to probe the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.  As
Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the U.S.
Justice Department from 1984-1988, she established Justice's Terrorism
Unit.  She managed the Federal government's efforts to bring to justice the
terrorists responsible for the hijacking of TWA 847, the bombing of Pan Am
830 and the takeover of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. She also served as
Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.

For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Ambrosino
Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies
phone: 202.994.6420   fax: 202.994.1606
email: comnet () gwu edu
www.gwu.edu/~ccps

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