Second Law & Information Society Symposium

This panel explored the notice and take down process provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Panelist discussed how rights holders are using the process to enforce rights, how intermediaries are responding to notices and what impact the process has on users and alleged infringers. The panel discussed whether the process is both effective for rights holders and sufficiently protective for users. The panel also explored how filtering software affects the process.

Moderator
Hugh Hansen, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of the Intellectual Property Institute

Panelists

• Jeffrey I. Klein, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
• Wendy Seltzer, Visiting Assistant Professor, Northeastern University School of Law, Berkman Center Fellow
• Raphael Winick, Assistant General Counsel, ESPN

This panel discussed the remedies available for online copyright infringement after the Supreme Court’s decision in MGM v. Grokster. Panelists generally discussed the trend of enforcing rights against intermediaries rather than direct infringers. They explored who rights holders can seek a remedy against after Grokster and what impact the Perfect 10 decision will have on the contributory liability analysis. The panel also considered whether the changing standards will lead to an increased level of responsibility placed on intermediaries.

Moderator
Wendy Gordon, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law

Panelists

• David Fewer, Legal Counsel, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, University of Ottawa
• Jane Ginsburg, Morton J. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law, Columbia Law School
• Sonia Katyal, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
• Jennifer Pariser, Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Litigation and Anti-Piracy, Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Panelist considered how privacy policies are enforced and what challenges exist to enforcement with respect to data warehousing. They discussed whether consumers can or should be able to require the deletion of stored data and whether there should be opt-out options for users who do not want data regarding their use collected. Finally, they considered what independent action individuals can take to protect themselves and whether independent action is a good alternative to regulation and public enforcement.

Moderator
Thomas D. Halket, Attorney and Chartered Arbitrator, Halket Weitz LLP

Panelists

• Pam Dixon, Executive Director, World Privacy Forum
• Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School
• Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Counsel, AOL LLC
• Latanya Sweeney, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science

This panel explored compliance with the differing international regulations applicable to data storage by search engines. Specifically, the panel considered when a search engine can be compelled to disclose user’s information and when search engines may have more freedom to withhold information. The panel also discussed what search engines store and whether durational or privacy regulations apply to stored information. Panelists considered how international differences impact business decisions and whether additional regulations or guidance are needed.

Moderator
Ira Rubinstein, Senior Fellow, Information Law Institute, NYU Law School

Panelists

• Robert Gellman, Privacy and Information Policy Consultant
• Clifford R. Michel, Of Counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
• Yael Weinman, Counsel for International Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission

This panel explored how companies comply with laws to prevent data security breaches and the remedies that are available to redress those breaches. Panelists discussed the obligations of companies to keep personal information secure, what they should be actively monitoring, and when notice obligations kick in. They considered what rights individuals have in the event of a data breach and how actively states are monitoring local data breaches and pursing responsible companies.

Moderator
Joseph V. DeMarco, Partner, DeVore & DeMarco LLP

Panelists

• Justin Brookman, Assistant Attorney General, NY Attorney General Office, Internet Bureau
• Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Senior Staff Attorney, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, Senior Fellow, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, UC Berkeley School of Law
• Alexander H. Southwell, Of Counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Peter Swire, C. William O’Neill Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University

This panel discussed how credit reports are being used in novel ways in the marketplace such as the underwriting of auto insurance and mortgage insurance and whether the practices in connection with those uses comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Panelists discussed the potential concerns related to certain uses like those in Safeco Ins. V. Burr and what remedies are available for individuals under the FCRA. They considered how damages for credit report misuse are measured and whether additional policing or regulation should be instituted.

Moderator
Susan Block-Lieb, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Panelists

• Evan D. Hendricks, Editor/Publisher and Founder of Privacy Times
• Terry Smiljanich, Senior Partner, James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich
• Andrew Smith, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
• Joel Winston, Associate Director, Division of Privacy & Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission

This panel examined how the restrictions on data flow from the EU to the US affect or complicate corporate internal investigations. The panelists reviewed the conflicting needs of global investigations and national EU data protection compliance and discussed how companies weigh their opposing legal obligations in the EU and US. They explored ways to develop a solution for the data flow problem and identify who needs to be involved in the process.

Moderator
Joel R. Reidenberg, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Center on Law and Information Policy

Panelists

• Jeffrey Cunard, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
• Franck DuMortier, Researcher in Law, CRID, Liberty in the Information Society Unit, Assistant Teacher, University of Namur
• Jacqueline Klosek, Senior Counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, Vice Chair of the Information Services, Technology & Data Protection Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law