9:00 Introduction (Peter Brown, Leonard T. Nuara)
9:15 The Newest Forms of Communication: Social Networks and Blogs (E. Judson Jennings, Lori Lesser)
- What is the business model of social networks?
- Who are the users and what are they saying?
- What are the critical legal issues for social networks and blogs?
- Are blogs and social network postings covered by fair use under copyright law?
10:15 Cutting Edge Litigation Issues (Paul R. Gupta, Peter J. Pizzi)
- Litigation in the Web 2.0 world
- Content owners turn to litigation
- Social networks lead to litigation
- Virtual worlds - “real” litigation
11:30 The Maturing of the Open Source Movement (Stephen J. Davidson)
- Business and government turn to open source
- Understanding the new open source license - GPLv3
- Current open source litigation
1:45 Privacy and Data Breaches (Thomas M. Laudise, Marc J. Zwillinger)
- Complying with state notification laws, a comprehensive strategy
- Lessons learned from data breaches big and small
- What your IT staff and your vendors don’t want to tell you when data goes missing
- Secondary fallout from breaches: Dealing with vendors
and banks
- New risks created by new technologies and Web 2.0
3:00 Developing Corporate Policies for Information Security and Privacy: The In-House Perspective (Michael F. Cronin, Lynn A. Goldstein, Tracy Pulito)
- Panel discussion by in-house counsel
- Defining the duties of a Chief Privacy Officer
- Only collect what you can protect - What data are you storing and where is it kept?
- Are data breaches inevitable? Simple ways to eliminate common causes of data breaches
4:00 Ethical Issues Arising from Virtual Worlds, Social Networks and Blogs (Justin Brookman, Sean F. Kane)
- What can you say on a personal or law firm sponsored blog?
- Risks in using the internet to investigate potential employees or adversaries
- Monitoring blogs of employees
- What real-life ethical consequences arise from “virtual” legal or business activities?
Day Two
9:00 What You Need to Know About Virtual Worlds (Peter Brown, Leonard T. Nuara)
- The purchase and sale of virtual property
- Advertising and promotion in virtual worlds
- Trademark and copyright infringement in virtual worlds
10:00 Resolving Disputes in Outsourcing Transactions (Kenneth A. Adler)
- Analyzing and identifying the critical issues
- Negotiating new contract provisions
- Crisis points in outsourcing contracts and how to draft meaningful protections
11:15 Employee Mobility in a High-Technology World (Victoria Cundiff, Steve Fram)
- How to maximize protection of trade secrets when employees leave
- How hiring companies immunize themselves from trade secret claims
- Using technology to protect trade secrets and detect misuse
- Protecting trade secrets in a virtual workplace
- Choice of law issues in a mobile environment
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