The transaction received prominent media coverage, including pieces in The Deal, American Lawyer and The New York Times.

• Methodologies to authenticate subscribers and the technological burdens of implementing such authentication methodologies;
• Protection of personally identifiable information (PII) of subscribers and controlling access to such subscriber PII;
• Impact of the FCC’s proposed “net neutrality” rules on TV Everywhere initiatives; and
• Potential business models and revenue opportunities for stakeholders, including revenue streams from enhanced subscription fees, premium advertising fees, etc.

The one-hour Webinar will also feature “live chat” functionality to enable viewers to ask questions and comment on the presentation in real-time. Presentation materials will be available for download.

The Webinar will be held on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST. To register, click here.

The keynote speaker will be Stanley Pierre-Louis, VP and Associate General Counsel for IP and Content Protection at Viacom.  Dan will be moderating a panel with executives from MTV Networks, Giant Steps Technology Services, Interpret LLC and County Analytics.

The complete agenda is available here.  Registration information is here.

Conference Materials

Final Agenda

Speakers’ Bios

Presentations

• Content Protection As A Business Imperative – Stanley Pierre-Louis
• Digital Watermarking Applications and Business Drivers – Bruce Davis
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Content Security and Tracking – Tom Miller
• Watermarking for Monitoring – John Utley

Articles

• Congress Should Amend the Copyright Act to Protect Transactional Watermarking – Matt Williams
• Content Identification Technologies – Bill Rosenblatt
• Ongoing Innovation in Digital Watermarking – Rajan Samtani

White Papers

• Digital Serial Numbers and Piracy Deterrence – Digital Watermarking Alliance
• Digital Watermark Technologies-Applications in P2P Networks – Distributed Computing Industry Association
• Orphan Works – Digital Watermarking Alliance
• Privacy Principles for Digital Watermarking – Center for Democracy & Technology

Other Materials

• Digital Watermarking Alliance Brochure
• Digital Watermarking Alliance Information

Mr. Siegel is a “master at financing and structuring,” Chambers USA says in its latest edition. “Clark Siegel is widely recognized as an imposing presence in the field,” the publication observes. In addition to the Chambers guide, Mr. Siegel is recognized by many other legal publications including Best Lawyers in America, the Legal 500 U.S. guide, Los Angeles Magazine’s “Southern California Super Lawyers” and The Los Angeles Times “Best Lawyers in the West.”

“The demand for sophisticated, cutting-edge expertise in the areas of content, the Internet and technology continues to be of critical concern to our clients,” said Hughes Hubbard Chair Candace Beinecke. “We believe that with Dan Schnapp in New York, and now Clark Siegel in L.A., we can offer our clients an unparalleled bi-coastal capability in this area.”

Mr. Siegel has published widely on Intellectual Property matters and issues. Specific technologies and applications he has been involved with include digital cinema projection, CGI animation, video on demand and electronic sell-through, DVD, satellite and wireless delivery, peer-to-peer distribution, digital cable, digital video recorders, PDAs, cellular phones, interactive television, fiber-optic transmission, and other digital and analog applications. He received his B.A. in 1980 from Stanford University, Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. in 1984 from University of Chicago where he was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review.  Clark’s full bio and contact information is here. 

We anticipate that Clark will become a regular contributor to DigitalHHR, providing insights from his vantage point on the Left Coast.  We look forward to working with him.