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Previous Events & CLE Programs
February 3, 2009
CLE Program
Hot Topics in Internet Law
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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February 3, 2009
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 12:00p
Topic: Social Networking for Lawyers
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January 9, 2009
Committee Meeting
Friday, January 9, 2009 - 12:30p
Topic: Content Liability and the Client's Website
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November 18, 2008
Committee Meeting
The Google Book Search Settlement
Bradley E. Abruzzi, Harvard University, will present a brown-bag lunch discussion on Google Book Search. Google recently agreed to pay a total of $125 million to settle copyright infringement claims brought by authors and publishers as a result of its Google Book Search project. The settlement promises to make millions of books available online while compensating copyright owners for the use of their work.
This discussion will cover the history of the Google Book Search litigation, the legal arguments made by both sides, and what the settlement is likely to mean for authors, libraries, and the public.
September 18, 2008
Committee Meeting
Recent Open Source Law Developments: Jacobsen v. Katzer (Fed. Cir. August 12, 2008)
Sponsors
Intellectual Property Law Committee
Computer & Internet Law Committee
Robert Blasi, Goodwin Proctor LLP, and Karen Copenhaver, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, will discuss the Federal Circuit's recent decision in Jacobsen v. Katzer, holding that the distribution of software in breach of the applicable 'open source' license constituted copyright infringement. The session will include a brief discussion of open source licensing and some of the contract law issues implicated by the decision.
April 1, 2008
Committee Meeting
Licensing Software as a Service: Practical Tips and Pointers
Many software companies have adopted a new business model – licensing their software as a service. What is software as a service and how does this model differ from a traditional end user license? What practical tips and pointers should the licensing practitioner consider in drafting and negotiating licenses for software as a service? Jonathan Levitt, Principal of Outside GC LLC will discuss these and many other software as a service licensing questions.
March 11, 2008
Committee Meeting
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: An Overview and Discussion of a Recent First Circuit Case
Sponsors
Computer & Internet Law Committee
Intellectual Property Law Committee
Join John Bauer, Robinson & Cole LLC, and Scott J. Nathan, to learn more about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and its impact on your day to day practice. We will also discuss the implications of a recent first circuit case, EF Cultural Travel BV v. Zefer Corporation and Explorica, Inc.
January 8, 2008
Committee Meeting
Do Software Patents Have Value?
Love them or hate them, software patents are here to stay. But is that a good thing? The people who hate them cite long delays, high cost and varying coverage. Devotees see patents as the only reliable IP mechanism available to protect software. Steven J. Frank, Goodwin Procter LLP, will consider the question from business and legal perspectives -- what's possible in a changing legal and regulatory environment, what's advisable in terms of strategy, when having a patent is worse than doing nothing at all, and what, exactly, is a software patent, anyway?
December 3, 2007
CLE Program
Computer Software Licensing 101
Sponsored by: The Computer and Internet Law Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Section
Your client’s proprietary software is a valuable business asset. The terms and conditions on which this software is licensed are key to protecting this asset. Understanding the basic elements of a software license is the first step to helping your clients create a software license agreement that best meets their needs. Negotiating tactics from the licensor’s and licensee’s perspective will be discussed.
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