Wednesday, April 26, 2006
F. A. Hayek Auditorium
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
There are substantial debates under way about intellectual property, and copyright in particular. Is intellectual property founded in a natural right to ownership of information? Is it a utilitarian tool to give incentive to creation? Or is it a counterproductive monopoly on ideas? The advance of technology has changed the creative process in many ways. Is copyright consistent with new modes of creation? Finally, there are questions about how copyright laws are enforced. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act amended the law to accommodate the advance of the Internet, but it remains highly controversial in some circles. There are differences of opinion among thoughtful people on all these issues. Join us at a conference designed to expose the issues and raise the question: What should we think of copyright?
| 8:30–9:00 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00–9:30 a.m. |
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Member, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary
|
| 9:30–10:30 a.m. |
PANEL I - Foundations of Copyright Moderator: Drew Clark, Senior Writer, National Journal's Technology Daily Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, The Cato Institute Jim DeLong, Senior Fellow, Director of the Center for the Study of Digital Property, The Progress & Freedom Foundation David K. Levine, Coauthor, Against Intellectual Monopoly |
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:45–11:45 a.m. |
PANEL II - Copyright and Technology Moderator: Kevin Maney, Technology Columnist, USA Today Gregory Lastowka, Coauthor, "Amateur to Amateur: The Rise of a New Creative Culture" Michael Masnick, President and CEO, TechDirt Corporate Intelligence Patrick Ross, Senior Fellow, Vice President for Communications and External Affairs, The Progress & Freedom Foundation |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. |
PANEL III— The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Moderator: Sarah Lai Stirland, Senior Writer, National Journal's Technology Daily Tim Lee, Author, "Circumventing Competition: The Perverse Consequences of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act" Solveig Singleton, Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Progress & Freedom Foundation Emery Simon, General Counsel, Business Software Alliance Gary Shapiro, President, Consumer Electronics Association |
| 12:45-1:45 p.m. | LUNCHEON |
February 6, 2012
Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2012
Cato City Seminar, 10:30 am
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, 280 Vanderbilt Beach
Road, Naples, FL
February 16, 2012
Tea Party Patriots: The Second American
Revolution
Cato Book Forum, Noon
February 21, 2012
European Integration: What's Gone Wrong?
Cato Policy Forum, Noon
February 23-26, 2012
24th Annual Benefactor Summit
Cato Conference, 8:00 am
The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL
February 27, 2012
Limited Government in the 2012 Election
Cato City Seminar, Noon
The Brazilian Court Hotel & Beach Club, 301
Australian Avenue, Palm Beach, FL
February 28, 2012
Cato Club Naples: Limited Government in the 2012
Election
Cato City Seminar, Noon
Naples Yacht Club, 700 14th Avenue South, Naples,
FL