p2p news / p2pnet: REMINDER !!!!

November 3 – tomorrow, in other words – sees the first summit for lawyers and others with an interest in the ongoing attempts by the entertainment industry to sue you into buying their products, and to gain total control of what you do online, and how and with whom you do it.

It’s being held at the Chicago Northwestern University Law School.

“In September 2003 the Recording Industry Association of America filed the first wave of lawsuits against individual peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharers,” says the registration site.

“Two years and 14,000 lawsuits later, both P2P file-sharing and file-sharing litigation continue unabated, and members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are now suing individual and Internet users as well. It’s time to step back and consider where this litigation has been, where it’s going, and whether there is a better way.

“This one-day conference will cover these salient legal issues. This First Annual P2P Litigation Summit brings together public and private defense attorneys, clients, investigators, advocates and academics for their views on the latest developments in peer-to-peer litigation through panel discussions and presentations.

“Speakers will address such questions as:

• 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?
• What is the role of ISPs in this quagmire?
• Should Congress step in and, if so, what legislation is needed?

Audience members will be strongly encouraged to share their experiences.

Be there if you can.

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