Presented at
H2K2 (2002),
July 12, 2002, 4 p.m.
(60 minutes)
At our last conference, we were preparing to go on trial for daring to have the code to DeCSS on our web site. Quite a lot has happened since then. The public perception of entities like the MPAA and the RIAA has gone down the toilet as their true motives became apparent. We were the first in what will be a long line of courtroom battles to defend freedom of speech, fair use, and open source technology. While we lost the case and the subsequent appeal, we still somehow feel victorious. Find out why.
Presenters:
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Robin Gross
Robin Gross is an intellectual property attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and specializes in digital music and intellectual property policy. In June 1999, she founded EFF's Campaign for Audiovisual Free Expression (CAFE) that works to protect freedom of expression in digital media. Gross frequently publishes and speaks on intellectual property, digital copyright, and the DVD/DeCSS and MP3 legal wars.
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Emmanuel Goldstein
Emmanuel Goldstein is editor and co-founder of 2600, chief organizer of the HOPE conferences, host of WBAI's "Off The Hook," director/producer of the documentary "Freedom Downtime," and the target of lawsuits and threats from all elements of Corporate America. He has been playing with and breaking phone systems and computers since his childhood.
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Ed Hernstadt
Edward Hernstadt, part of 2600's legal team during the DeCSS case, specializes in First Amendment and media, intellectual property, employment discrimination/Title VII law, and entertainment litigation. He has written and spoken numerous times about the DMCA, including on National Public Radio and CNNfn.
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