5.27.2004  Cato Program on P2P  The Cato Institute will hold its 8th Annual Tech & Society conference on Thursday, June 17. The topic is: The Law and Economics of File Sharing & P2P Networks. The program is not yet final, but it will feature Jack Valenti of MPAA, who has some strong views on the topic. As a counterweight, Congressman Rick Boucher, the sponsor of H.R. 107 (see here and here), has been invited. Confirmed panelists include Koleman Strumpf of the University of North Carolina, author of a recent study arguing that file sharing does no harm; Stan Liebowitz of the University of Texas, who is critical of the Strumpf study; and Michael Weiss, CEO of StreamCast Networks/Morpheus. More detail in a day or two. posted by James DeLong : 5/27/2004 11:21:31 AM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   Micropayments: A Trillion Ripples Could Make a Hell of a Tsunami More on Do-It-Yourself Socialized Entertainment The Cisco Kid Databases and Monopolies (Government Monopolies, That Is) The Latest Linux Controversy Promethean Fire FCC Commissioner Abernathy on Property Rights Yet More Pop Ups Telling It Like It Is Pop-Ups Pop Up Again Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog

	5.27.2004  Cato Program on P2P  The Cato Institute will hold its 8th Annual Tech & Society conference on Thursday, June 17. The topic is: The Law and Economics of File Sharing & P2P Networks. The program is not yet final, but it will feature Jack Valenti of MPAA, who has some strong views on the topic. As a counterweight, Congressman Rick Boucher, the sponsor of H.R. 107 (see here and here), has been invited. Confirmed panelists include Koleman Strumpf of the University of North Carolina, author of a recent study arguing that file sharing does no harm; Stan Liebowitz of the University of Texas, who is critical of the Strumpf study; and Michael Weiss, CEO of StreamCast Networks/Morpheus. More detail in a day or two. posted by James DeLong : 5/27/2004 11:21:31 AM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   Micropayments: A Trillion Ripples Could Make a Hell of a Tsunami More on Do-It-Yourself Socialized Entertainment The Cisco Kid Databases and Monopolies (Government Monopolies, That Is) The Latest Linux Controversy Promethean Fire FCC Commissioner Abernathy on Property Rights Yet More Pop Ups Telling It Like It Is Pop-Ups Pop Up Again Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog