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Schedule Registration Housing |
| Friday, January 7, 2000 4:00-5:45 p.m. |
Maryland Suite C
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Lobby Level |
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Section on Law and Computers |
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| Dan L. Burk, Seton Hall University, Chair |
| Who Controls Data in the 21st Century? |
| Speakers: | |
| Laura N. Gasaway, University of North Carolina
Seth D. Greenstein, Esquire, McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, D.C. Lydia Pallas Loren, Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law David McGowan, University of Minnesota Ruth L. Okediji, University of Oklahoma |
| At the close of the 20th century, the digital revolution has focused new interest in the value of information, and produced a burgeoning information services market sector. Ownership and control of data is a matter of keen interest to businesses that collect, provide, process, mine, and sell information. Traditional modes of intellectual property ownership do not confer robust ownership interest in data, but alternative ownership mechanisms are beginning to emerge. Such mechanisms may include modification of existing intellectual property regimes, creation of sui generis ownership statutes, adaptation of contractual instruments, and technological controls. The panelists at this session will discuss recent domestic and international developments in the race to own and control valuable data. |
| Business Meeting at Program Conclusion |