File-sharing, copyright and the digital consumer
Venue: :INVISION SUITE, CONGRESS CENTRE,
Location: LONDON, WC1B 3LS, United Kingdom
| Event Date/Time: Jul 14, 2010 |
Description
Planned sessions will examine the options for change to UK copyright legislation to meet the rapidly changing and evolving digital era; how consumers could be better informed about exactly what they can and cannot do with their music, movies and photographs; and whether technical measures, such as throttling, may be used as an alternative to disconnection to deter file-sharers.
We are delighted that Peter Jenner, Emeritus President, International Music Managers' Forum (IMMF); Vanessa Barnett, Partner, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Berwin Leighton Paisner and Jeremy Silver, Digital Media Entrepreneur and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Featured Artists Coalition have agreed to deliver keynote addresses at this seminar
Campbell Cowie, Director of Policy Development, Ofcom; Thomas Dillon, Legal & Public Policy Counsel, Flaxman Court; Andrew Heaney, Executive Director, Strategy and Regulation, TalkTalk; Jill Johnstone, Director of International Policy Advocacy, Consumer Focus; Nicholas Lovell, Founder, GamesBrief; Will Page, Chief Economist, PRS for Music; Matt Riley, Head of Online Press and Promotions, Hospital Records; Dr Damian Tambini, Member, Communications Consumer Panel and Senior Lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Alison Wenham, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Association of Independent Music (AIM) have also agreed to speak at this seminar.
Pete Wishart MP, Spokesperson, Culture, Media and Sport, Scottish National Party and Lord Lucas of Crudwell and Dingwall have agreed to chair the seminar.

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