Fish & Richardson invites you to participate in an upcoming series of complimentary webinars that will provide an in-depth look at the latest developments in copyright law.

What Your Business Needs to Know About Copyright:
DMCA Anti-Circumvention and Trafficking Provisions

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Copyright Webinar Series

Join us for a discussion on the anti-circumvention and trafficking provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which make it a violation of federal copyright law to circumvent technology that controls access to copyrighted works and to traffic in technology that makes circumvention possible.

The DMCA is the subject of rapidly developing case law, and this topic is of vital interest to software companies that wish to understand and take advantage of the additional remedies the DMCA offers, as well as any company that makes after-market or software-compatible products.

Key Topics:

• The DMCA Anti-Circumvention Provision - What is "circumvention" and what does it prohibit; notable recent cases imposing liability, including MDY v. Blizzard (9th Cir.)
• Liability for Trafficking - What circumvention technologies and methods are banned under the "trafficking" provisions; who can be liable for "trafficking"; what liability attaches to technologies that have both legitimate and prohibited uses
• Remedies, Litigation, and Procedural Issues - Scope of civil and criminal penalties for violations; preliminary and permanent injunctions; administrative exemptions from liability; territorial scope of DMCA and indirect liability
• Recommendations - How you can take advantage of the additional protections offered by the DMCA; how to avoid liability under the DMCA and relationship to reverse engineering; what to expect from further case law and legislative developments

Speakers:

Heidi E. Harvey, Of Counsel, Boston, MA
Thomas A. Brown, Principal, Boston, MA
Adam Kessel, Associate, Boston, MA

Please RSVP to Heather Mavencamp at .

Fish & Richardson will apply for 1 hour of general CLE credit in most states. If you would like to receive CLE credit, please RSVP with your state bar information.

Web conference login instructions will be sent to confirmed attendees one day prior to the event.

Save the date for future copyright webinars in our series:

April 6, 2011 - "What Your Business Needs to Know About Copyright: Registration - Why You Need to Get It Right," presented by Kristen McCallion and Joel Leviton, Co-Chairs of Fish's Copyright Group

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