HHR New Media, Entertainment and Technology Group

On May 1, the DigitalHHR team will present "Crossing the Digital Border: Exploiting Digital Content and Devices Overseas", the next in its on-going series of live, CLE-accredited webinars.

In a world dominated by consumer devices, from tablets to smartphones, the explosive consumption of digital content seems endless, failing to heed the boundaries that separate nations in the new global economy. The rise of cross-border transactions has created a myriad of complicated legal and business issues associated with the production, distribution and marketing of digital entertainment products and services on an international scale.  Device manufacturers, content creators, publishers and other service providers alike have been faced with the daunting task of navigating the constantly shifting landscape made up of varying laws, industry standards, and other issues that arise when transacting business across multiple jurisdictions.

Through the use of a case study involving the marketing, distribution, licensing and sale of digital content and a corresponding device in the US and EU, this Digitalhhr.com-hosted, publicly available CLE-accredited Webinar will explore and focus on the essential legal and business challenges associated with such cross-border transactions. Our US and EU team will address topics including the business and legal issues applicable to the following:

• Intellectual property protection, enforcement and compliance;
• Digital content distribution, rights clearances and transaction processing;
• Consumer data protection and other privacy-related matters; and
• Manufacturing, supply chain management and technical standards compliance.

The Webinar will take place on May 1, 2012, from 12:00 PM EDT to 1:30 PM EDT.

To register, click here.

Dan and Wayne will both be participating in panels at the DCIA’s Cloud Computing Conference, which is being held as part of the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16.

The theme for the conference is “Advances in Content Security and Reliability.”  Dan will part of a panel entitled “Privacy Issues, Reliability Questions, Security Concerns in the Cloud Computing Space” along with executives from Trend Micro, Numagic Consulting, Vobile, among others.  Wayne’s  panel, entitled “Years Ahead of Cloud Computing” will include executives from IBM Global Business Services, RedThorne Media, WSO2, Salesforce.com and others.

More infomation on the conference is available at the NAB Show website.

As part of the DCIA’s “Content in the Cloud” conference, Wayne will take part in a panel discussion entitled “The Impact on Telecommunications Industries of Cloud Computing.”  The discussion will focus on how cloud computing intiatives impact broadband network providers and their ability to manage their IP, utilize network resources and provision new services.  Joining Wayne on the panel are executives from Acumen Solutions, CSG Systems, Level 3 Communications, Numagic Consulting, Scayl, Verizon Digital Media Services and Virtustream. 

DCIA, the Distributed Computing Industry Association, is an international trade organization focused on commercial advancement of cloud computing and related technologies.  “Content in the Cloud” is part of the 2012 International CES trade show, being held in Las Vegas from January 10 through 13.  CES is the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow.  More information on the conference is available here.

Matt Syrkin will be presenting and producing a panel for the New York Chapter of the Copyright Society of the USA titled “Copyright and Content in the Cloud”  featuring Dan Schnapp as a moderator and other prominent practitioners. The panel, scheduled for September 15, 2011, will tackle the critical legal issues raised by the expansion of cloud computing and explore how stakeholders can balance the need to comply with evolving laws, standards and court decisions with the need to exploit new technological advancements that lead to improved services and enhanced user experiences. Continue Reading »

In conjunction with next week’s annual gathering of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas, the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA), a trade organization focues on commercial advancement of cloud computing, is holding a its “Content in the Cloud” conference.  Dan is participating in a panel entitled “The Impact of Cloud Computing on the Consumer Electronics and Telecommunications Industries,” along with senior executives from Comcast Media Center, Verizon Digital Media Services, Equilibrium, PacketExchange, Patriot Digital, ScreenPlay and Virtustream. 

Information on the conference is available here.