CopyNight Washington DC

CopyNight will be Monday, 11/30, at 6:30PM at Teaism

Hello CopyNighters,
CopyNight for this month will take advantage of the extra Monday in the month and will be the 30th at our usual time and place. Hopefully we'll see everyone refreshed from the Holiday and ready for a good discussion.
The topic for this time will be the recent negotiations, leaks and analysis of the Anti-Counterfeiting and Trade Agreement. Professor Michael Geist has been leading the discussion on the net with a series of posts covering both the three days of negotiations in Seoul and the most recent leaked draft.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4511/125/
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4515/125/
David Kravets of Wired also has an excellent write up:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/policy-laundering/
Professor Ed Felten of Princeton has been posting a series that I suspect will relate back to ACTA in its conclusion. Even the first leaked drafts we saw discussed normalization and coordination of international IP enforcement. He's been discussing models for more effective enforcement, contrasting sharply to what the content industry has actually done in the name of deterrence.
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/targeted-copyright-enforcement-deterring-many-users-few-lawsuits
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/targeted-copyright-enforcement-vs-inaccurate-enforcement
I think this are worth consideration as we try to formulate constructive responses to the mounting pressure to implement filtering, three strikes regimes, and other concerning approaches to enforcement.
Feel free to bring news and articles relating to the main topic or time allowing other copyright issues you'd like to discuss.
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Monday, November 30th, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
See you there!
Thomas Gideon

CopyNight Is Monday (10/26) at 6:30 PM at Teaism

Hi CopyNighters,
One final reminder that CopyNight for October is this coming Monday, the 26th of October.
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Monday, September 28th, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
Here are just a few of the stories that were in the last reminder:
The recent Access Copyright demand to the Canadian government that format shifting/time shifting is "never ok".
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/copyright-collective-free-format-time-shifting-never-ok.ars
A New York court has ruled that cell phone ringtones do not require a public performance license to be played.
http://www.mediabistro.com/baynewser/our_digital_lives/federal_court_cell_phone_ringtones_dont_violate_copyright_140277.asp
Analyzing the latest ruling in the Verner case re: first sale doctrine
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/autocad-resale-ruling-a-messy-win-for-first-sale-doctrine.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
ArsTechnica's "100 years of Big Content fearing technology�in its own words"
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/100-years-of-big-content-fearing-technologyin-its-own-words.ars
The collapse of any reasonable fair use defense for Shepard Fairey
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/17/arts/AP-US-AP-Poster-Artist.html?_r=1&hp
Illegal Downloads 150x More Profitable Than Legal Sales
http://torrentfreak.com/illegal-downloads-150x-more-profitable-than-legal-sales-091009/
See you there!
Thomas Gideon
dc@copynight.org

CopyNight Is Monday (10/26) at 6:30 PM at Teaism

Hi CopyNighters,
CopyNight is on for our regularly scheduled 4th Monday of the month, the 26th of October. Much has happened in the realm of copyright and related areas this past month, so we have plenty of potential topics for discussion.
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Monday, October 26th, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
Here are some stories for consideration:
The recent Access Copyright demand to the Canadian government that format shifting/time shifting is "never ok".
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/copyright-collective-free-format-time-shifting-never-ok.ars
A New York court has ruled that cell phone ringtones do not require a public performance license to be played.
http://www.mediabistro.com/baynewser/our_digital_lives/federal_court_cell_phone_ringtones_dont_violate_copyright_140277.asp
Analyzing the latest ruling in the Verner case re: first sale doctrine
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/autocad-resale-ruling-a-messy-win-for-first-sale-doctrine.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
ArsTechnica's "100 years of Big Content fearing technology�in its own words"
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/100-years-of-big-content-fearing-technologyin-its-own-words.ars
The collapse of any reasonable fair use defense for Shepard Fairey
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/17/arts/AP-US-AP-Poster-Artist.html?_r=1&hp
Illegal Downloads 150x More Profitable Than Legal Sales
http://torrentfreak.com/illegal-downloads-150x-more-profitable-than-legal-sales-091009/
Peter Hirtle writes about Blackwell v. Miller fair use coursepack case
http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2009/10/bad-and-maybe-some-good-news-for-educational-fair-use-1.html
House of Representatives takes step toward opening up Congressional Research Service reports to the public
http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3885
News of an interesting new site consistent with RECAP and other recent efforts.
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/13/repository-of-freedo.html
We also have one brief announcement. After some discussion, Joe and I have agreed that shifting the coordination of CopyNight moving forward from him to me makes better sense in light of increased demands on his time from his day job. We're still working through the mailing list logistics which may coincide with some other future changes from CopyNight HQ (stay tuned) but that should not affect getting announcements out on time.
If you have a Wave account, I have also started a public Wave for discussion of this month's DC CopyNight (I am cmdln.net@googlewave.com on Wave). It is just an experiment, part of figuring out how to improve monthly planning and sustaining the discussion between meetings. I'd also be open to discussion of this and other ideas for experiments at the end or after the regular meeting on the 26th.
See you there!
Thomas Gideon
dc@copynight.org

CopyNight Is Monday (9/28) at 6:30 PM at Teaism

Hi CopyNighters,
Short notice, but let's meet at our regularly scheduled time on Monday to discuss recent happenings with the Google book settlement as well as the FCC announcement on network neutrality.
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Monday, September 28th, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
See you there!
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org

No CopyNight This Month (August)

Hello everyone,
CopyNight is on hiatus for the lazy days of August just like Congress and Lessig's blog.
http://lessig.org/blog/2009/08/announcing_the_hibernation_of.html
The next CopyNightDC is Monday, September 28th.
Thanks again to the good people of the American Library Association for hosting the July CopyNight and Sherwin Siy and Carrie Russell for leading the conversation. The Command Line podcast has a good write up of the event if you missed it.
http://thecommandline.net/2009/07/31/copynight-dc-for-july/
See you next month,
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org

CopyNight Is Monday (7/27) at 6:30 PM at ALA

[Apologies. The original email said that this event would be on Tuesday. It is on Monday.]
Hi CopyNighters,
The DC office of the American Library Association has generously volunteered to host another CopyNight. For a change of pace we'll focus on international copyright, with likely segues into recent Kindle kerfluffle and the controversy surrounding the unofficial sequel to Catcher in the Rye.
Our featured speakers are Carrie Russell of ALA and Sherwin Siy of Public Knowledge.
CopyNight @ ALA
6:30 PM, Monday, July 27th, 2009
American Library Association - 1615 New Hampshire Ave. NW (Dupont Circle Metro)
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/391015538
RSVP'ing for the event through EventBrite is encouraged. It'll help the ALA know how much food to order. Please RSVP by Thursday, July 23rd.
Note about the ALA office:
Since it's after 5, the outer door to the building will be locked. We'll have someone watching the door until 6:45 PM and after that you can call 202.628.8410 to be let inside (this number will also be posted on the door).
See you there,
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org

CopyNight Is Tuesday (7/27) at 6:30 PM at ALA

Hi CopyNighters,
The DC office of the American Library Association has generously volunteered to host another CopyNight. For a change of pace we'll focus on international copyright, with likely segues into recent Kindle kerfluffle and the controversy surrounding the unofficial sequel to Catcher in the Rye.
Our featured speakers are Carrie Russell of ALA and Sherwin Siy of Public Knowledge.
CopyNight @ ALA
6:30 PM, Monday, July 27th, 2009
American Library Association - 1615 New Hampshire Ave. NW (Dupont Circle Metro)
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/391015538
RSVP'ing for the event through EventBrite is encouraged. It'll help the ALA know how much food to order. Please RSVP by Thursday, July 23rd.
Note about the ALA office:
Since it's after 5, the outer door to the building will be locked. We'll have someone watching the door until 6:45 PM and after that you can call 202.628.8410 to be let inside (this number will also be posted on the door).
See you there,
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org

DC CopyNight Is Tomorrow (Monday, 6/22) at 6:30pm at Teaism

Hi everyone,
Yep, another CopyNight tomorrow. A couple of subjects we might discuss:
The Google Book deal
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/06/google_books/
Sweden's Pirate Party won 2 seats in the EU Parliament
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-wins-and-enters-the-european-parliament-090607/
Jammie Thomas fined $2 million for distributing 24 songs
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/riaa-jury-slaps-2-million-fine-on-jammie-thomas/
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
We'll be downstairs. See you there.
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Here's another lawyerly event:
The ABCs of IP: A Primer on Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: D.C. Bar Conference Center, 1101 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 (Metro Center)

Speakers:
Janet Fries, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (Copyright)
Gary Krugman, Partner, Sughrue Mion, PLLC (Trademark)
Steven Warner, Partner, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto (Patent)

Moderator:
Mark Williamson, Partner, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Description: Led by a panel of experts, this course will provide an overview of patent, copyright and trademark law for new practitioners as well as experienced practitioners seeking an introduction to these fascinating fields. This will be an excellent opportunity for summer associates to learn about the hot practice of intellectual property law.

Cost:
$25.00 Intellectual Property Law Section Members and Subscribers
$25.00 Summer Associates and Clerks
$35.00 Non-Section Members
$25.00 Law Students, Government and Non-profit Employees

Note: This Section-sponsored educational program is not intended to be a CLE program and thus does not qualify for CLE credit in any state (including Ohio and Pennsylvania).
For more information, please visit:
https://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/events/details.cfm?sessionAltCD=140953&link=email
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Thanks,
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org

Next CopyNight Monday, June 22nd at Teaism

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

DC CopyNight Is Tonight (Tuesday, 5/26) at 6:30pm at Teaism

Hi everyone,
Yep, another CopyNight tonight. We'll be discussing Amazon's Kindle, ebooks, and DRM.
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
We'll be downstairs. See you there.
Thanks,
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org

Next CopyNight Tuesday, May 26th at Teaism

Hi everyone,
In light of the Memorial Day holiday, we'll be having CopyNight this coming Tuesday.
CopyNight DC
6:30 PM, Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Teaism - 400 8th St. NW (Chinatown or Archives Metro)
(Please note that this is a deviation from our 4th Monday of the month meeting time.)
As to a subject: let's talk about the Kindle. Amazon reports that e-book sales are currently 35 percent of sales when an electronic edition is available. That's a staggering number of DRM'ed books. Is its DRM here to stay or will it follow the model of the iTunes store and abandon it at some point in the future?
See you next week.
Thanks,
Joseph Price
dc@copynight.org

CopyNight Washington DC

CopyNight will be Monday, 11/30, at 6:30PM at Teaism

CopyNight Is Monday (10/26) at 6:30 PM at Teaism

CopyNight Is Monday (10/26) at 6:30 PM at Teaism

CopyNight Is Monday (9/28) at 6:30 PM at Teaism

No CopyNight This Month (August)

CopyNight Is *Monday* (7/27) at 6:30 PM at ALA

CopyNight Is Tuesday (7/27) at 6:30 PM at ALA

DC CopyNight Is Tomorrow (Monday, 6/22) at 6:30pm at Teaism

Next CopyNight Monday, June 22nd at Teaism

DC CopyNight Is Tonight (Tuesday, 5/26) at 6:30pm at Teaism

Next CopyNight Tuesday, May 26th at Teaism

CopyNight Is Monday (7/27) at 6:30 PM at ALA