IIR Law and Compliance

 

The landscape of content on the internet has altered radically in the past two years. User-generated content (UCG) exploded on the scene along with the proliferation of tools and sites that greatly facilitated collaboration, publication, and distribution by and among individuals. With these new developments come new challenges.

This IBC Legal Conference on User-Generated Content will explain, review, and analyse legal issues and the latest case developments in relation to UCG - preparing you for the new media landscape of 2008.

In just one day you will:
* Analyse Web 2.0 privacy and data protection
* Examine libel online
* Discuss criminal content: pornographic, hate speech,
  and related dangerous or offensive content
* Explore intermediary liability
* Evaluate enforcement strategies for rights owners
* Review child protection, access control, classification
  and other regulatory issues

Distinguished speakers include:
* Fox Interactive Media - MySpace/IGN -
  Christopher Heather, Vice President Legal Europe
* National Consumer Council - Anna Fielder,
  Senior Policy Officer
* Yahoo! - Emma Ascroft, Head of Public &
   Social Policy
* Orange Home - Simon Persoff, Director of
  Regulatory Affairs
* Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs -
  Graham Arthur, IP Counsel
* Internet Watch Foundation - Peter Robbins, CEO
* Music Publishers Association - Stephen Navin, CEO
Plus 5 expert advisors

’Moments of tremendous insight into the legal tensions existing in UGC and host liability. A lot of forethought about content and speakers’ (Delegate 2007, Microsoft)