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National Lawyers Guild - DCSL chapter presents MGM v. Grokster P2P panel
Hear from the lawyers arguing this case and learn more about peer-to-peer file sharing programs and their legal ramifications.

Wednesday, March 30th - 12:15pm - 2:00pm Panel, Debate and Luncheon on the Future of Peer to Peer Filesharing and Copyright Infringement in light of MGM v. Grokster *Sponsored by the UDC-DCSL NLG Chapter FREE! Lunch will be provided.

Speakers will include Cindy Cohn, lead counsel for Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Thomas J. Perrelli, of Jenner & Block. EFF and Jenner & Block are arguing the case before the Supreme Court on behalf of Grokser and MGM, respectively. Ideas, Questions, More Information.... dcsl@dcnlg.org

University of the District of Columbia-David A. Clarke School of Law
4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
(Van Ness Stop on the Red Line)
Washington, D.C. 20008
Building 39, 2nd Fl. - Rm. 205

On March 29th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Grokster v. MGM case. This case revolves around the legality of Peer to Peer (P2P) filesharing on the Internet and will have enormous ramifications for development and inovation in the software industry. The case raises a question of critical importance at the border between copyright and innovation: When should the distributor of a multi-purpose tool be held liable for the infringements that may be committed by end-users
of the tool? If you have ever used Tivo, Napster, KaZaa or BitTorrent this case affects YOU.

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