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Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12 Noon ET — “Intellectual Property and Fair Use: Restoring Balance to the Universe”

• Intellectual Property is often seen as a cornerstone of innovation, creating an incentive structure that lets those investing in research and development reap the benefits of their hard work. But many argue that it is possible for intellectual property laws to go too far in the other direction, stifling the very progress they aim to protect. Just weeks after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on fair use, in Google v. Oracle, and one week before World Intellectual Property Day, this episode of Broadband Breakfast Live Online will feature technology and media industry insiders address the current balance in intellectual property right now.

Panelists:

• Joseph Gratz, Partner, Durie Tangri LLP
• Arthur Sidney, Vice President of Public Policy, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
• Michael R. Graif, Intellectual Property Member, Mintz
• Other panelists have been invited
• Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Joseph C. Gratz is partner with Durie Tangri LLP in San Francisco.  His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation relating to the Internet. He has represented Facebook, Google, and Amazon, among others, and testified last year before the Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee regarding Internet intermediary liability.

Arthur D. Sidney, LLM is the VP of Public Policy at CCIA, where he started in June 2020. Formerly, he was chief of staff and chief counsel to Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, and served as an international trade attorney with the U.S. Department of Commerce where he focused upon trade remedies. Arthur has served as an adjunct professor at Howard University School of Law, American University, Washington College of Law, and University of Maryland University College now University of Maryland Global campuses.

Michael R. Graif is an intellectual property Member at Mintz and CIPP-US certified. He advises on copyright and trademark enforcement and protection, software, and technology and licensing transactions. He also teaches a Social Media Law Course at Penn Law and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Panelist Resources

• The Google v. Oracle Case, The Disruptive Competition Project (DisCo), CCIA
• Google v Oracle: a Closer Look at the Dissent, Michael Graif, World Intellectual Property Review, April 4, 2021

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