Conference for RIAA lawsuit victims and friends
This is cool.
Cory Doctorow: This November 3, Chicago’s Northwestern University Law School will host a one-day summit for lawyers and others who are involved in the lawsuits that the RIAA has begun to bring against the 70 million Americans who file-share. An entire conference devoted to discussing what the hell the RIAA is doing with its indiscriminate litigation. Wow. I thought the RIAA was in the business of making records, but it turns out that the music is a loss-leader to sell its its real product: lawuits.
This one-day conference brings together public and private defense attorneys, clients, investigators, advocates and academics to discuss the latest developments in peer-to-peer litigation. How do the RIAA and MPAA go about identifying plaintiffs? What are the most effective legal strategies and tactics? Is it better to settle immediately, or fight it out in the courts?
How is this impacting the individuals sued? What is the role of ISPs in this quagmire? Should Congress step in and, if so, what legislation is needed? Are there other ways to compensate authors for their works? Panelists will address these topics and more. Audience members will be strongly encouraged to share their experiences as well.
