Next CopyNight Monday, June 22nd at Teaism

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Hey everybody,
We've got another CopyNight coming up this month on the 22nd. The topic of discussion is TBD--send me any ideas, please--but below there's a handful of stories and events that might be of interest.
There's also a special CopyNight coming up on Monday, July 27th when the American Library Association hosts us at their offices. Pencil it in. More details soon.
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
See you then,
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org
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Relevant Articles and Events
The Register interviews Eric Baptiste, head of International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies. Their summit is this week in DC.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/05/eric_baptiste/

We discussed The Kindle and ebooks pricing model at last month's CopyNight. Hollywood Screenwriter John August recently released a short story as a Kindle book with Amazon and discusses his experience.
http://johnaugust.com/archives/2009/a-week-of-the-variant

CopyNighter Kevin Crosby sends in a notice about a lawyerly event this week:
Thought Leadership II: Best Practices in Working with the Media
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Jenner & Block LLP, 1099 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Speakers:
Gary Fields, Wall Street Journal
Brian Mooar, Correspondent, NBC News
Tony Mauro, Correspondent American Lawyer/Supreme Court Correspondent Legal Times/former Supreme Court Reporter USA Today
Saundra Torry, Editorial Board, USA Today; former legal reporter & columnist, The Washington Post

Moderator:
Suzanne Turner, President, Turner Strategies

Description: How do you position yourself as a thought leader in a way that attracts appropriate media attention? This panel will help lawyers understand how to best work with the press. From helping frame public perception to demonstrating your firm's expertise, the on- and off-line media to telling your firm and your client's story.

Cost:
$15.00 Litigation Section Members and Subscribers
$15.00 Co-Sponsoring Sections
$25.00 Non-Section Members
$10.00 Law Students, Government and Nonprofit Employees
(Please bring your own lunch)

For more information and to register:
https://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/events/details.cfm?sessionAltCD=180888