IP and IT Conferences

2010 Spring Symposium
Copyleft vs. Copyright: Artist and Author Rights in Tomorrow’s Digital Age
Date: March 5, 2010
Location: Wake Forest University – Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312

On March 5, 2010, the Wake Forest School of Law Intellectual Property Law Journal will hold its annual symposium. This year’s topic will focus on how current copyright laws are applied to tomorrow’s technologies. The keynote speaker will be Ms. Laura N. Gasaway, a professor of law at the University of North Carolina’s School of Law. Ms. Gasaway is a scholar in the field of copyrights, focusing primarily on the intersection of authorship rights and cyberspace law. The symposium will feature a unique composition with two individual panels focusing on copyright issues in the areas of music and software development and use.

Copyright law has fallen under increased scrutiny as new technological developments have made it harder for traditional copyright laws to remain applicable. New development techniques, such as the use of open source software, have obscured the need for traditional copyright protections, and instead require a “new look” approach. Our symposium will seek to address these problems and attempt to propose innovative solutions.

We are bringing together a wide variety of legal experts from the music and software fields to discuss these issues

http://ipjournal.law.wfu.edu/symposia/