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Looking forward to participating in the Virginia Bar Association’s Fall Career Panel and Intellectual Property CLE Presentation at William & Mary School of Law on November 10, 2011. For the first half, I am a speaker on a Career Panel geared to law students. In the second half, I am moderating a panel on “P.R.O.T.E.C.T. IP Act: What Is It? Will It Pass What Would Be the Impact?” I am fortunate to be joined by Professor Trotter hardy (William & Mary) and Douglas Smith (Capital One). This should be a lively discussion (yes, lawyers, are lively) given the high level of support and opposition to the Act. More importantly, what are all those dots for you ask: “Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property.” Congress does love a snazzy title.

As for substance, the law seems aimed toward curtailing copyright infringement from rogue websites and enhancing penalties. Critics, such as Google, claim that it is too broad and will infringe upon free speech rights.

I welcome your comments and more to follow!

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