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- From: bhayden@teal.csn.org (Bruce Hayden)
- Subject: Forum on S 893 making software piracy a felony
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- Summary: Forum to discuss S 893 making software piracy a felony
- Keywords: software piracy felony
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 07:21:16 GMT
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- Friday, November 20, 1992, the Rocky Mountain Computer and
- Technology Forum will be discussing software piracy, especially
- in view of recent revisions to 18 U.S.C. Section 2319 making it
- a felony to copy 10 or more works, or works with a value of
- $2,500 within a 6 month period.
-
- The bill making copyright infringement a felony was championed by
- the Software Publishers Association (SPA). It was also supported
- by Nintendo. The IEEE testified against the bill.
-
- Included on the panel is Bruce E. Hayden, Esq. an intellectual
- property attorney whose practice emphasizes computer law issues.
- There should be at least one more attorney on the panel, hopefully
- a prosecutor, present or former, to speak of the technical
- requirements of the felony, especially as to the intent required.
-
- The monthly (during the school year) Rocky Mountain Computer and
- Technology Forums are lively discussions of current events, especially
- at the intersection of computers, software, and the law. There are
- invariably outspoken partisans on opposite sides of each issue,
- adding to the debate.
-
- Attorneys can obtain up to 2 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits
- for attending. However, one need not be an attorney to attend. Indeed,
- in the last year, many of the forums have had more non-attorneys present.
- You are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch and participate in the debate.
-
- The forum is being held in the Barrett Room, Second Floor, Porter
- Administration Building, University of Denver College of Law,
- 7039 East 18th Avenue, Denver. This is the building just south of
- the Lowell Thomas Law Center located at 19th and Olive.
-