I will be at this with bells on:

The QUT Faculties of Law, Creative Industries & Information Technology are presenting a FREE seminar on Wednesday 26 November which will investigate the current issues facing the digital distribution of music.

Keynote Speaker

Fred von Lohmann is a Senior staff attorney with Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), specialising in intellectual property issues. In that role, he has represented programmers, technology innovators, and individuals in litigation against every major record label, movie studio and television network (including Cable TV) in the United States. In addition to litigation, he is involved in EFF’s efforts to educate policy makers regarding the proper balance between intellectual property protection and the public interest in fair use, free expression and innovation.

The Program

Chair: Professor Brian Fitzgerald (Head, QUT School of Law)
2.30pm-3.30pm:
Keynote Address: ‘Digital Music and the Law’
Fred von Lohmann (Senior Legal Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco)
3.30pm-4pm: Break
4pm-5.30pm:
Panel: ‘Digital Music – Current Issues’
Professor Bill Caelli (Head, School of Engineering and Data Communications)
Dr Adrian McCullagh (Solicitor, Freehills Lawyers)
Professor Andy Arthurs (Head of Music, Faculty of Creative Industries)
Bill Hauritz (Director, Woodford Folk Festival)

Venue: Owen J Wordsworth Room, Level 12, S Block, Gardens Point Campus

Date and Time: Wed 26 November 2003; Registration from 2.00pm Seminar commences 2.30pm RSVP Essential (Email preferred) to Mr Scott Kenney