Understanding the Google Book Settlement TeleBriefing
Last Updated on Friday, 12 November 2010 03:33 Written by LSI Tuesday, 24 November 2009 10:56
Join Law Seminars International December 4th at 12pm PST for a one-hour expert analysis by phone — slated to discuss the antitrust, class action, and international implications of this landmark copyright case.
Dial in from anywhere on 12/4/2010 at 12 pm Pacific Time.
Who Should Dial In
Attorneys and business executives involved with copyrighted material use, protection and management; antitrust issues; and issues relating to class action litigation
Why You Should Dial In
On November 13th, 2009, after over four years of litigation, the parties in the Google Book Search Copyright Class Action, Authors Guild, et al. v. Google Inc., No. 05 CV 8136 (S.D.N.Y.), announced a revised settlement agreement which amended the parties and dropped some foreign class members, but continued to use a class action device to grant a compulsory license. Signed initially in October 2008, this settlement agreement grants Google an unprecedented catalog of printed material, marking a sea change in the way that books are owned and distributed. Its effects on consumers, on the marketplace, and on copyright and antitrust law will be staggering. The earlier settlement already faced challenges from authors and publishers not represented under the agreement, and from the Department of Justice concerning the copyright and antitrust legality of the agreement. The issues abound substantively and procedurally. With the final Fairness Hearing now set for February 18th, the ninety days to that date will be interesting ones.
In this one-hour TeleBriefing, a panel of distinguished experts in the fields of intellectual property, copyright and antitrust law, as well as a noted legal scholar, will address the international, antitrust and class action implications of the Google settlement. Dial in from anywhere to hear about the immediate and future effects of this landmark copyright case.
What You Will Learn
- Overview of the settlement
- Implications for copyright law
- Antitrust aspects of the case
- Class action issues
- International implications
What Attendees Have Said About Similar Programs
- “Timely and highly relevant. Excellent presentation. One of the best CLE seminars I’ve attended. Thanks.”
- ” Well done on relatively short notice”
- ” Excellent program. The lively interaction between the presenters was outstanding.”
Agenda
Friday, December 04, 2009
- 10:00 am
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The Google Book Settlement
Introduction & Overview
Kate Spelman, Esq., Moderator
Cobalt LLP / Berkeley, CACopyright and class action implications; foreign issues
Cynthia S. Arato, Esq.
Macht, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP / New York, NYAuthor’s perspective; antitrust and class action implications
Scott E. Gant, Esq.
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP / Washington, DCInternational implications
Daniel J. Gervais, Ph.D., Professor
Vanderbilt University Law School / Nashville, TN
- 11:00 am
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Q & A (for up to 30 minutes)
Tuition
Tuition is $125 per caller and $50 each for additional people on the same line who wish to receive continuing education credit. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. Contact our office for more information.
Cancellation & Substitution
You may substitute another person at any time. If you are unable to join the call, you can download the audio and materials later or we’ll send you an audio CD and written materials for an additional $10.
Continuing Education Credits
This TeleBriefing qualifies for 1.0 Washington CLE credit. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits. Please note that audio programs currently do not qualify for CLE credits from the Delaware, Kansas, and Ohio bar associations.
Location
The telephone number and link to the materials will be E-Mailed to you after we process your order. All orders are processed within one business day of receipt.
If You Cannot Attend
You may download the entire audio and materials for $125 or obtain an audio CD and printed materials for $135. Both options include the written materials. Downloads are available within 48 hours after the TeleBriefing or from the date we receive payment. We will ship a CD order via UPS ground within two weeks after the TeleBriefing or from the date we receive payment.
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Our Distinguished Panel
Kate Spelman, Moderator, co-founder of Cobalt LLP, has extensive experience in copyright, media and licensing issues. She advises on the development, production, sale and defense of copyrights and other nonpatent intellectual property; and is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America.
Cynthia S. Arato is a partner at Macht, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP, which represented a number of foreign publishers and publishing associations in filing objections to GBS1. Ms. Arato’s practice focuses on intellectual property, media and entertainment and commercial and civil litigation. She has successfully represented major corporations and prominent individuals in copyright, trademark, defamation, right of publicity, false advertising, employment, contract, fraud, fiduciary duty, and royalty actions, and regularly advises clients on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including trademark and right of publicity issues related to advertisements and products.
Scott E. Gant is a Partner in Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP’s Washington, DC office. His main practice areas include commercial litigation, class actions (for plaintiffs and defendants), antitrust and constitutional law, at the trial and appellate levels. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law School. In June 2007, Simon & Schuster’s Free Press published Mr. Gant’s first book, We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age.
Daniel J. Gervais, Ph.D., Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Technology and Entertainment Law Program at Vanderbilt University Law School, focuses on international IP law and has addressed policy issues at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), CISAC, the OECD and CCC.
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