•Schedule of Events
Program
Friday, October 23Day One
8:30–9:00 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
9:00–9:10 a.m.
Welcome & Symposium Introduction
9:10–10:40 a.m.
Paper Panel I
Making the 1976 Act: The Role of Congress
Jessica Litman - Done Deals
Peter Menell - The Making of the Copyright Act of 1976: Part II--Political Economy
Molly Van Houweling - Copyright, Concrete Harm, and Constitutional Standing
Moderator: Shyam Balganesh
10:40–10:55 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:55–11:55 a.m.
Discussion Panel I
Copyright Reform in Congress: Insiders’ Perspectives
Joe Keeley
Eric Schwartz
Moderator: Philippa Loengard
11:55 a.m.–1:25 p.m.
Discussion Panel IIBox lunch
Copyright Adjudication Under the 1976 Act: Views from the Bench
The Hon. Judge Pierre Leval
Moderator: Shyam Balganesh
1:25–1:40 p.m.
Coffee Break
1:40–3:10 p.m.
Paper Panel II
Applying and Developing the 1976 Act: The Role of Courts
Shyam Balganesh - Legislative "Restatements" of Common Law Rules: Fair Use and the Heisenberg Problem
Bruce Boyden - Deciding Substantial Similarity
Pam Samuelson & Erik Stallman - How to Interpret Google v. Oracle as to Mixed Fact-Law Questions in Fair Use Jury Cases
Moderator: Molly Van Houweling
3:10–3:25 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:25–4:35 p.m.
Paper Panel III
Private Ordering and its Interaction with the 1976 Act
Niva Elkin-Koren - Creative Commons at Twenty-Five: Governing Private Ordering in the AI Era
Kristelia García & Xiyin Tang - Settlement Licenses
Moderator: Pam Samuelson
4:45 p.m.
Reception
Saturday, October 24Day Two
9:00–9:30 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Discussion Panel III
Implementing the Copyright Act: A Conversation with Registers of Copyright
Ralph Oman
Maria Pallante
Shira Perlmutter
Karyn Temple
Moderator: Jane Ginsburg
Maria Pallante
Shira Perlmutter
Karyn Temple
Moderator: Jane Ginsburg
10:30–10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:45–11:55 a.m.
Paper Panel IV
The Role of the Copyright Office
Dave Fagundes & Saurabh Vishnubhakat - Copyright Administration by Accretion
Philippa Loengard & Caitlin McGrail - All Shook Up: Potential Paths Forward for the United States Copyright Office
Moderator: Erik Stallman
Philippa Loengard & Caitlin McGrail - All Shook Up: Potential Paths Forward for the United States Copyright Office
Moderator: Erik Stallman
11:55 a.m.–1:05 p.m.
Paper Panel V
Reforming the 1976 Act — Directly and Indirectly
Jane Ginsburg & Paul Goldstein - Framework for Thinking About Moral Right Legislation in the US
Jennifer Rothman - Copyright's Shadow
Moderator: Peter Menell
Jennifer Rothman - Copyright's Shadow
Moderator: Peter Menell
1:05–1:15 p.m.
Symposium Conclusions