HHR New Media, Entertainment and Technology Group

Dan and Wayne will be making a presentation on July 21 at the Sports Video Group’s Third Annual Sports Asset Management Forum.  The forum will be focusing on issues facing sports leagues, teams and networks as they continue to manage digital assets.  The presentation will be part of a workshop attended by a select, invitation-only group of individuals from the major sports leagues and will feature a discussion on legal issues related to the identification and protection of digital content.

[UPDATE:  Conference materials available for download below.] On May 19, the Firm will be hosting a conference sponsored by the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel and the Digital Watermarking Association.  The conference, entitled “Digital Watermarking, Fingerprinting, Filtering and Other Technology Solutions to Identify, Protect and Monetize Content” will feature several panels discussing the business and legal implications of content protection initiatives.

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