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Pirates and Posses: The Battle Over Digital Copyright
Date:October 23, 2002
Time:12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Speaker(s):Bruce Mehlman
U.S. Department of Commerce
Gary Shapiro
Consumer Electronics Association
Alec French
House Judiciary Committee
James V. Delong
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Host(s):James Gattuso
The Heritage Foundation
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The Heritage Foundation's Van Andel Center

As the Internet has grown, digital technologies have made it increasingly easy to copy and distribute creative works without payment. Expanding ?peer-to-peer? systems such as KaZaA allow millions of Americans to download movies and music free of charge. Copyright owners crying ?foul,? saying their property is being stolen, and incentives to create stunted. But what, if anything, should be done? Where does the consumer interest lie? The struggle to answer these questions have entangled some of the highest-profile sectors of the U.S. economy ? ranging from Hollywood to Silicon Valley ? in an increasing bitter debate. Please join us on October 23, as our panelists, representing a range of viewpoints, discuss these issues at a lunchtime forum.

 
 
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