Testimonials from 2007 Attendees:

"The panel format was excellent and the presentation materials were great."  

- Attorney,
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

"Far more qualitative and quantitative information than from competing conference providers!"

- Michael Wechsler,
The Law Network, LLC

"The conference included a broad range of topics and was a very useful survey of Web 2.0 issues."

- Attorney,
Covington & Burling

"Very good panels...no slouches!"

- Herb Taylor,
Verticom

"...panels were all very good. I am leaving with a very high opinion of Pike & Fischer."

-- Kevin White,
Willcox & Savage LLP

"Well balanced conference, including both practical and technical information."

-- Anthony Wensley,
University of Toronto

"Very informative, sophisticated panels; nice diversity of views."

-- Leslie Spasser,
LeClair Ryan

"The speakers were very knowledgeable."

-- Ross Vincenti,
Sprint Nextel

Registration

Welcome

IT for Lawyers: You know your stuff, but do you know theirs?

Tech-savvy clients demand tech-savvy lawyers. Luddites as well as self-styled techies will benefit from this crash course on the Web 2.0 infrastructure, encompassing server-software, content-syndication, messaging-protocols, standards-oriented browsers, plugins, and extensions. Learn how these technologies relate to causes of action for infringement, invasion of privacy, and trespass. The discussion will also include an overview of filtering techniques, data mining, bots, scraping, Semantic Web, and IPv6.

Coffee & Networking Break
(sponsorship available)

Copyright 101: Special considerations for UGC

The highly charged debate regarding intellectual property rights in the Web 2.0 context warrants a straightforward primer on the scope of the Copyright Act, the DMCA, and the fair use doctrine. This presentation will also address the utility of DRM technologies, as well as third-party liability issues in the wake of the Ninth Circuit’s Perfect 10 trilogy.

Instructor: Raymond T. Nimmer, Dean and Leonard H. Childs Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center

Coffee & Networking Break
(sponsorship available)

Best Friends Forever? Data retention on social networking sites

Letting bygones be bygones can be tricky in the digital world. A web server is like the proverbial elephant that never forgets, and search engines have already replaced the old string ‘round the finger. What data retention obligations do site owners have to their users? To law enforcement? To foreign governments? What advice on purging practices should lawyers give to Web 2.0 clients?

Cocktails & Networking Hour
(sponsorship available)

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Welcome

Morning Keynote Address

Is MySpace Really Mine? Licensing, ownership, and infringement in Web 2.0

Clicking through Terms of Use and Terms of Service agreements is as easy as adding a friend to your network, but some users (and website owners) have learned lessons about copyright infringement the hard way. This panel will explore the best ways to clarify who owns what and for what purposes. For copyrighted content, the panel will outline methods for reaching agreements that foster non-infringing uses and avoid litigation, and will highlight unique challenges facing UGC sites under European law. The panel will also examine IP enforcement strategies through the use of state-of-the-art technologies and forensic tools.

Panelists:
David Green, Vice President, Public Policy Development, NBC Universal
Martin Hansen, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Asim Singh, Partner, Deprez Dian Guignot

Coffee & Networking Break
(sponsorship available)

No Strings Attached? Monetizing without breaching user privacy

Free applications? Free hosting? Free networking? Free downloads? Ultimately someone must pay for it. This panel will address data mining, tracking, geolocation, and other advertising-related practices that raise the ire of privacy advocates. The panel will explore the FTC’s proposed governing principles for behavioral advertising, and discuss best practices for monetizing applications tied to personal information.

Moderator: Christopher Wolf, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP

Panelists:
Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer and Sr. Vice President, Consumer Advocacy, America Online, Inc. (AOL)
Jessica Rich, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy & Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Ari Schwartz, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Center for Democracy and Technology

Luncheon with Keynote Address

Reputations on [the] line: Resources and remedies for managing your cyber persona

Free speech and privacy rights collide in a world populated by anonymous critics and cyberbullies. But the attacks are not always from the outside. The long tail of the Internet ensures that we, at times, may become our own worst enemies, based on the content we post on blogs or the friends we keep on social networking pages. This panel will explore legal recourses for victims of online gossip and rumor, as well as for those hoisted by their own petard. From the website owner perspective, the panel will identify strategies for verifying user identities, restricting troublesome content, responding to harmed parties, and limiting legal exposure.

Moderator: Robert Corn-Revere, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Panelists:
David Ardia, Director & Founder, Citizen Media Law Project
Mark Britton, CEO and President, Avvo, Inc.
Michael Fertik, Chief Executive Officer, ReputationDefender, Inc.
Colette Vogele, Founder, Vogele & Associates, Non-resident Fellow, Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society

Bigger Bang for the Buck? Business opportunities and hidden risks in virtual worlds

Virtual worlds have grown far beyond the Dungeons and Dragons set. Why are real world businesses setting up shop in virtual spaces? Meet the players behind the avatars, and learn what rules apply in the so-called Wild West of the Web. This panel will address the economic benefits and associated legal risks of this “new world” order, especially as it pertains to intellectual property and other real world rights.

Panelists:
Christian Genetski, Partner, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Stevan Lieberman, Member, Greenberg & Lieberman
Stephen Mortinger, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, IBM Systems & Technology Group
Francis Xavier Taney, Jr., Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Robert A. Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Counsel, Digital Media, Sales & Marketing, Showtime Networks Inc.

Coffee & Networking Break
(sponsorship available)

You’ve Been Served: Duties and defenses upon receipt of a subpoena

When you’re the only one who knows the identity of an alleged infringer, sexual predator, or defamer, what are your obligations to disclose that information? This panel will outline which laws apply in both the criminal and civil context, and whether you are obliged to mount any defenses or notify the affected party. The panel will also outline the proactive steps Web 2.0 sites must take to avoid the wrath of Attorneys General, especially where the safety of children is at risk.

Speakers:
Adam Palmer, Law & Policy Counsel, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry

Closing Keynote Address