FC: DC events: Cato on ICANN (7/23) and CEI on copyright (7/22)

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Subject: ICANN book forum (7/23, 11:00 at Cato)
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 10:43:08 -0400
From: "Adam Thierer" <athierer () cato org>
To: <declan () well com>

Declan... Politech readers may be interested in this Cato Institute ICANN 
debate next Tuesday at 11:00. As always, it's free and open to the public. 
Thanks, - - Adam T.

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"Who Rules the Root? ICANN, Domain Names, and the Battle over Internet 
Governance"

Cato Institute BOOK FORUM
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
11:00 a.m. (Luncheon to follow)
The Cato Institute / 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Featuring:
Milton Mueller, Author, Ruling the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming 
of Cyberspace (MIT Press, 2002)

with comments by:

Ira C. Magaziner (invited), SJS Advisors
Michael M. Roberts, The Darwin Group
Harold Feld, Media Access Project.

	Critics of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 
claim that it's an unaccountable global regulatory regime that is using its 
control of the domain name "root" to regulate the Internet. ICANN 
supporters respond by noting that the young organization is striving to 
achieve international consensus on a complicated set of issues and that no 
better system currently exists. In his new book, Syracuse University 
professor Milton Mueller argues that sweeping changes and a fresh start are 
needed. ICANN experts will be on hand to provide additional perspectives 
and comment on Mueller's conclusions.

*** Cato book forums and luncheons are open to the public and free of 
charge. To register for this event, please fill out the form below and 
click submit or call Julie Cullifer by 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 22, 2002, 
at (202) 789-5229, fax her at (202) 371-0841, or e-mail to 
jcullifer () cato org. If you can't make it to the Cato Institute, watch this 
forum live online.

______________________________
Adam D. Thierer
Director of Telecommunications Studies
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
202-789-5211
(f) 202-842-3490
athierer () cato org
Cato Tech Info: www.cato.org/tech/index.html
Cato Home Page: www.cato.org

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Subject: Invitation to Forum on Intellectual Property
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:05:02 -0400
From: "James V. Delong" <JDeLong () cei org>
To: <declan () well com>
Cc: "Maura McGonigle" <mmcgonigle () cei org>

Declan --
Could you pass this on to Politech readers, who might, I would imagine, be 
interested?
Thanks.
Jim

James V. DeLong
Senior Fellow - Project on Technology & Innovation
Competitive Enterprise Institute
1001 Connecticut Ave., NW - Suite 1250
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 331-1010 TEL       (202) 331-0640 FAX
jdelong () cei org        http://www.cei.org/sections/section38.cfm


COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE                 INSTITUTE FOR POLICY 
INNOVATION


Invasion of the Idea Snatchers:  Defending Technological and Artistic 
Innovation

A Forum on Intellectual Property Rights



When:           Monday, July 22, 2002, 8:00 am 2:00 pm

Where:          Senate Caucus Room

Rm. 325 Russell Senate Office Building



Much current public policy debate is swirling around issues of intellectual 
property.  Whether it s downloading music, movies, software or other 
copyrighted material with Napster, Kazaa or Gnutella; legislative attempts 
to control drug costs through weakening pharmaceutical patents; or AIDS 
activists demanding free prescription drugs, intellectual property is under 
attack politically and economically, at home and abroad.



The U.S. currently produces 43 percent of the world s creative 
output.  What will happen if Congress or other countries significantly 
undermine the intellectual property protections that give our artists, 
actors, writers, scientists and researchers the incentive to create?  Does 
intellectual property protection stifle competition and increase 
prices?  Or does it encourage competition, expand knowledge and strengthen 
the economy?


The Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Institute for Policy 
Innovation are assembling experts from the creative industries to address 
these questions.  Representatives from the software, hardware, 
pharmaceutical and entertainment industries will discuss the role and 
importance of intellectual property.  Others will explain what is happening 
internationally, and prospects for the future.



Many of the upcoming legislative and judicial battles will revolve around 
these issues.  To understand them better, attend this forum.



Speakers/Panelists include:

Richard A. Epstein, University of Chicago Law School, James Parker Hall 
Professor, Distinguished Service Professor of Law

Susan O. Mann, Microsoft, Federal Government Affairs Manager

Robert A. Armitage, Eli Lilly & Co., Vice-President and General Patent 
Counsel, Lilly Research Laboratories.

Fritz Attaway, Motion Picture Association of America, General Counsel

Jeffrey Lawrence, Intel, Lead Attorney for Intel s Content Protection Program

Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Executive 
Director

Jonathan Zuck, Association for Competitive Technology, Executive Director

Tentative:  Q. Todd Dickinson, former Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark 
Office; Partner & Co-Chair of Howrey Simon Arnold & White s Intellectual 
Property Practice



**For a more details, visit our website at www.cei.org.  This event is free 
of charge but reservations are necessary.  For more information or to RSVP 
please contact Maura McGonigle at (202) 331-1010 or mmcgonigle () cei org



Agenda:



8:00 am 9:00 am               Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:00 am 9:10 am                Welcome

9:10 am 9:30 am                Overview of Intellectual Property World

                                                            tentatively, 
Q. Todd Dickinson

9:30 am 10:30 am              Industry Panel

                                                            Software: 
Susan O. Mann, Microsoft

                                                            Entertainment: 
Fritz Attaway, MPAA

                                                            Hardware: 
Jeffrey Lawrence, Intel

                                                            Pharmaceutical: 
Robert A. Armitage, Eli Lilly

10:30 am 10:45 am            Break

10:45 am 11:45 am            Q&A with Industry Panel

                                                            Moderators 
James V. DeLong, CEI, and Dr. Merrill

Matthews, IPI, pose hardball questions to panelists

Audience questions

11:45 am 12:30 pm            International Dimensions of Intellectual Property

                                                            Michael K. 
Kirk, AIPLA

                                                            Jonathan Zuck, 
Assoc. for Competitive Technology

12:30 am 1:45 am              Lunch/Lunch Speaker

                                                            Richard A. 
Epstein, Professor of Law, University of

Chicago Law School

 




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