--- Subject: ICANN book forum (7/23, 11:00 at Cato) Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 10:43:08 -0400 From: "Adam Thierer" <athiererat_private> To: <declanat_private> 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. ________________________ "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 jculliferat_private 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 athiererat_private Cato Tech Info: www.cato.org/tech/index.html Cato Home Page: www.cato.org --- Subject: Invitation to Forum on Intellectual Property Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:05:02 -0400 From: "James V. Delong" <JDeLongat_private> To: <declanat_private> Cc: "Maura McGonigle" <mmcgonigleat_private> 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 jdelongat_private 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 mmcgonigleat_private 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. 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