Conference on Electronic Entertainment Policies, Problems, Solutions

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: May 25, 2005 6:01:07 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Conference on Electronic Entertainment Policies, Problems,  
Solutions




                           EEPI 2005

       Conference and Workshop on Electronic Entertainment
                Policies, Problems, and Solutions

                          Los Angeles

                   Late Summer/Early Fall 2005
                          (2 to 3 days)

                   *** Call For Interest ***

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         Conference Web Page: http://www.eepi.org/eepi2005

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        EEPI - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative

                     http://www.eepi.org

              EEPI main address: eepi () eepi org

          EEPI conference/workshop: eepi-conf () eepi org


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Greetings.  EEPI is organizing a combined conference and workshop in
Los Angeles for late Summer or early Fall 2005.  The purpose of this
gathering is to fulfill a number of related objectives, all aimed at
fostering cooperative, interdisciplinary work toward finding
solutions to an array of issues related to entertainment technology
policies and their impacts on other aspects of technology and
society at large.

Primary goals of this meeting include both providing attendees with
insight into the many often conflicting points of view and complex
characteristics related to these issues, and to work towards
establishing a long-term framework for finding and implementing
practical, cooperative solutions wherever possible.  This will not be a
place for finger-pointing or name-calling.  Attendees should be
interested in learning more about these issues and helping to solve
the many complex problems in this arena that we must deal with today
and that we will be facing with increasingly rapidity in the future.

We urge you to view http://www.eepi.org for more details regarding
EEPI and the entertainment technology issues of concern, and some
thoughts on the categories of groups and individuals who may be
particularly interested in attending this meeting.

Formal papers are welcome but are not required for presentations at
the conference or workshop sessions.  Student registration discounts
will be available.

Our aim is to bring together involved and interested parties from
across the electronic entertainment spectrum and beyond: record
labels; film studios; broadcasters; artists; technical development and
manufacturing firms; computer firms and organizations; Internet,
government, legal, and public interest individuals and groups;
educators; students; media; concerned members of the public,
and more.

Since the focus for this gathering is interdisciplinary in nature,
highly-detailed technical presentations (as opposed to technical
"overviews") will be discouraged in main sessions, however, more
detailed technical discussions may be appropriate in particular
workshop sessions during the meeting.  Sessions may be organized on
multiple tracks as deemed appropriate, to be determined as meeting
details are finalized.

Below is an alphabetical, non-inclusive list of some categories of
issues that are appropriate for this gathering, as they relate to
electronic entertainment.  Many of these are interrelated, of course:

 - Academic Institution Concerns
 - Alternative Licensing Models
 - Artists' Economic Concerns
 - Artists' Rights
 - Broadcasting Issues (Broadcast Flag, Copy Controls, Digital TV,  
etc.)
 - Cable TV Issues
 - Consumer Economic Concerns
 - Consumer Rights
 - Content Distribution Issues (Music, Films, etc.)
 - Copyright Issues
 - Corporate Economic Concerns
 - Corporate Rights
 - Criminal Prosecutions
 - Digital Rights Management (DRM) / Copy Protection Systems
 - Digital Video Recording (DVR), etc. and Related Impacts
 - Downloading of Audio and Video (Legal and Illegal)
 - DVD and "Next-Generation" DVD Issues (eg. Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, etc.)
 - Electronic Games (Content, Piracy, etc.)
 - Fair Use Issues
 - Intellectual Property Issues
 - International Issues
 - Internet Issues (the broad range of related Internet applications)
 - Judicial Issues (court rulings and their effects)
 - Lawsuits and other Civil Actions
 - Legislative Issues (local, state, and federal legislative actions)
 - Micropayment Issues
 - Payment Models
 - Peer-to-Peer (P2P) File Sharing Issues
 - Piracy Issues (Music, Films, Videos, other Content, etc.)
 - Regulatory Issues (Regulatory Agency Actions, e.g. FCC, DOJ, ITU,  
etc.)
 - Streaming Audio and Video Issues
 - Video on Demand Issues
 - Video to Consumers over Fiber, DSL, Internet Issues

 ... and a host of others!

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Obviously we will not be able to solve all of the many complex
problems related to these topics at this single gathering!  However,
we hope to demonstrate that it is possible for people to work
together on these problems, help attendees understand other persons'
points of view regarding these contentious issues, and lay the
groundwork for long-term, continuing efforts by interested
individuals and groups to simultaneously find solutions, and to
reduce the level of animosity and its counterproductive effects in
the areas of concern.

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If you might consider attending, please send a note (all e-mail to
this address will be read by a human!) to:

   eepi-conf () eepi org

or FAX to:

   +1 (818) 884-7502

Please let us know your level of interest, any relevant
organizational affiliations if you wish, and any related comments or
questions.  Unless you specify otherwise, we'll add your e-mail
address to a private mailing list, which will only be used to provide
more information as additional details of the meeting (exact
location, dates, registration fees, etc.) are determined and
finalized.

Please also feel free to contact EEPI co-founder Lauren Weinstein by
phone via +1 (818) 225-2800.

We hope to see you at EEPI 2005!

Thank you very much for your consideration.

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          EEPI - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative
      "Working Together Toward Sensible Policies and Solutions"

                      http://www.eepi.org

              EEPI main address: eepi () eepi org

          EEPI conference/workshop: eepi-conf () eepi org

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This document is subject to change and elaboration at any time.
5/25/05








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