Winston & Strawn Sponsors NARM’s Entertainment & Technology Law Conference

A Winston & Strawn associate spoke at the Entertainment & Technology Law Conference program hosted by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers on September 13, 2012. This was the first in a three-event series created to merge entertainment law issues with insight on the new technology and media concerns that are at the forefront of the entertainment and technology industries; the conference fostered lively discussions and debates amongst these communities.

The panel, "Copyright Trolls or Creative Lawyering? Are Mass Copyright Infringement Suits Ethical? Can They Be Effective Deterrents, or a Successful Business Model?", discussed:

• Examples of plaintiffs initiating mass copyright infringement suits in partnership with rightsholders
• ASCAP, BMI, and the Copyright Clearance Center
• "Patent trolls" vs. copyright trolls

Winston & Strawn also sponsored the second event in this series in Los Angeles on October 25, 2012.