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Supreme Court Series: Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v. Wall-Street.com

-- CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER --

Join us for this semester's first SCOTUS series panel discussion and reception on Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v. Wall-Street.com.  AUWCL regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court.  PIJIP hosts these events on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.  This panel will discuss the issue: whether the “registration of [a] copyright claim has been made” within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. § 411(a) when the copyright holder delivers the required application, deposit, and fee to the Copyright Office, as the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 5th and 9th Circuits have held, or only once the Copyright Office acts on that application, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 10th and, in the decision below, the 11th Circuits have held.

Panelists include:

•  Peter Jaszi, Moderator and Professor Emeritus at American University Washington College of Law

•  Elizabeth Brannen, Counsel for Respondent, Wall-Street.com

• Robert J. Kasunic, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy & Practice

•  Meredith F. Rose, Counsel for Amicus Public Knowledge (In support of Respondent)

• Matthew Williams, Counsel for Amicus the Copyright Alliance (In support of Petitioner) 
  

A livestream of the discussion will be available at: https://youtu.be/FCpgs-qawaY

See also:

WCL Clinic Brief:  https://ipclinicorg.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/amici-curiae-fourth-estate.pdf

WCL Clinic News Item:  https://ipclinic.org/2018/10/19/press-release-ip-clinic-student-attorneys-file-amici-curiae-brief-with-u-s-supreme-court/ 

 

Drop-In Resume Review

January is a key month to perfect your job search strategies. Faculty and staff from WCL programs and student organizations will review resumes and give advice on career networking at this event on Monday, January 14th from 3:00pm-5:00pm in Claudio Grossman Hall. Please come prepared with your resume and an idea of where you are seeking a job or externship. Sponsored by the Externship Program, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, the Program on Law and Government, the Business Law Program, and the Office of Career and Professional Development.

Supreme Court Series: Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc.

Join us for the SCOTUS series panel discussion and reception on Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc.  AUWCL regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court.  PIJIP hosts these events on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.  This panel will discuss the issue: whether the Copyright Act’s allowance of “full costs,” 17 U.S.C. § 505, to a prevailing party is limited to taxable costs under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920 and 1821, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 8th and 11th Circuits have held, or whether the act also authorizes non-taxable costs, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held

Panel discussion starts at 5pm with a reception to follow.

1 CLE Credits will be applied for – cost is $55.00

 

International Dispute Resolution Involving States: Key Decisions in 2018

Distinguished academics, arbitrators, and practitioners will discuss the most relevant decisions involving disputes between States and investors and States. Speakers include: Rebecca Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Law at American University Washington College of LAW (AUWCL); Padideh Ala’I, Professor of Law & Faculty Director of AUWCL International and Comparative Legal Studies Program;  Claudio Grossman, Professor of Law & Dean Emeritus of AUWCL; Lucinda Low, Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Hernán Salinas Burgos, Permanent Representative of Chile to the OAS; Nigel Blackaby, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Kenneth Juan Figueroa, Partner at Foley Hoag LLP; and Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Managing Partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP.

This event is free and open to the public. 

2.5 CLE Credits will be applied for – cost is $110.00

Human Rights Internships: Students Tell All

​Join the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law's Student Advisory Board for a human rights summer opportunities panel.  Students will discuss their previous human rights-related internships and will answer questions about how to find a position and make the most of your opportunity.  Lunch will be provided.  Bring your questions!