| FCC Seeks Comments on
Scenarios for Relief of NextWave Re-Auction Winners |
9/12. The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public
Notice [7 pages in PDF] in which it asks for public
comments regarding two possible scenarios for providing relief
to the Auction No. 35 winners: full refund and option to
dismiss all pending applications, and selective opt out for
pending applications.
Companies, such as Verizon Wireless and Deutsche Telekom's T-MobileUSA,
who were the winning bidders in the FCC's ill fated January
2001 re-auction of spectrum previously auctioned to NextWave,
are currently obligated to pay a total of $16 Billion for the
spectrum, if they do ever actually receive it.
NextWave obtained
spectrum licenses at FCC auctions in 1996. The FCC permitted
NextWave to obtain the licenses, and make payments under an
installment plan, thus creating a debtor creditor relationship
between NextWave and the FCC. NextWave did not make payments
required by the plan, and filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy
petition. The FCC cancelled the licenses. It then proceeding
to re-auction the disputed spectrum. The U.S. Court of Appeals (DCCir)
ruled in its June 22, 2001, opinion
that the FCC is prevented from canceling the spectrum licenses
by § 525
of the Bankruptcy Code. The FCC petitioned the Supreme Court
for writ of certiorari. The Court granted certiorari. Oral
argument is scheduled for October 8.
On March 26, 2002, the FCC issued a partial refund order which
granted partial refunds of the down payments made by certain
winning bidders in Auction No. 35. The FCC wrote in its
September 12 Public Notice that "Pursuant to the Partial
Refund Order, the Commission has already refunded
approximately $2.8 billion to the Auction No. 35 winning
bidders ...", but that the FCC has retained $489,548,061,
and that the total amount of the obligations of the Auction
No. 35 winners to the FCC is now $16,318,268,700.
The winning bidders in Auction No. 35, and their many
supporters in Congress, have repeatedly argued that these
financial obligations adversely affect their ability to
improve their facilities, because they must always have this
capital on hand in the event the the FCC is ever able to
provide them spectrum rights.
The Public Notice states that "Specifically, we seek
comment on whether we should consider further, inter alia,
the following scenarios: (1) Full Refund and Option to Dismiss
All Pending Applications. Upon request, the Commission would
refund to the payor of record the full amount of monies on
deposit with the Commission for the licenses subject to the
NextWave litigation and Urban Comm proceedings. The Commission
would also provide a period of time for individual applicants
to request voluntary dismissal of all of their applications,
with prejudice. Under this scenario, applicants obtaining a
full refund and choosing to dismiss their applications would
lose all claims to the affected Auction No. 35 licenses.
Should the Commission prevail in the litigation, new initial
licenses for the spectrum would be assigned by auction at a
future date."
The second scenario announced in the Public Notice is as
follows: "(2) Selective Opt-Out for Pending Applications.
Under this scenario, the Commission would provide applicants
the opportunity to pick and choose licenses for which to keep
the applications pending and which to dismiss. We seek comment
on whether all of the down payments should be refunded or only
down payments associated with the dismissed licenses."
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps
issued a concurring statement. He wrote that "I believe
that there are strong equitable arguments to support returning
the remaining funds on deposit related to Auction 35, and even
for dismissing all pending applications related to that
auction. But I am frankly somewhat concerned about the timing
of today's Public Notice, as drafted. I have been in this town
long enough to know that there is something called the Law of
Unintended Consequences, and I never underestimate its power.
I must, therefore, concur rather than approve of this
action."
Tom Wheeler, P/CEO of the Cellular
Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA),
praised the FCC's Public Notice. He stated in a release
that "By proposing to remove this enormous contingent
liability, the FCC, with the support of the Bush
Administration and Congress, will free billions of dollars for
network expansion and upgrades, which will in turn, create
tens of thousands of jobs ... Today's action promises to
provide a boost to every wireless carrier, whether they
participated in the auction or not. This debt overhang had
created severe capital restrictions throughout the entire
industry".
Public comments are due by September 30, 2002. Reply
comments are due by October 15, 2002. |
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| Greenspan Testifies
Regarding Fiscal Issues |
9/12. Federal
Reserve Board Chairman Alan
Greenspan testified before the House Budget Committee
on current fiscal issues.
He stated in his prepared
testimony that "The U.S. economy has confronted very
significant challenges over the past year -- major declines in
equity markets, a sharp retrenchment in investment spending,
and the tragic terrorist attacks of last September. To date,
the economy appears to have withstood this set of blows well,
although the depressing effects still linger and continue to
influence, in particular, the federal budget outlook."
He elaborated that "A year ago, the Congressional Budget
Office expected the unified budget to post large and mounting
surpluses over the coming decade. As you know, CBO is
currently forecasting that, if today's policies remain in
place, the unified budget will post deficits through fiscal
year 2005. For the fiscal year just ending, CBO now projects a
budget balance that is more than $300 billion below the level
it had projected a year ago."
However, he added that, "despite the budget erosion over
the past year, our underlying fiscal situation today remains
significantly stronger than that of a decade ago, when
policymakers were struggling to rein in chronic large deficits
and the ratio of federal debt to gross domestic product was
approaching 50 percent and climbing."
See also, excerpts
from statement by Rep.
Jim Nussle (R-IA), the Budget Committee Chairman. |
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| Tech Crime Report |
9/10. Juliette Quintero plead guilty in U.S. District Court (CDCal)
to one count of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud in
connection with defrauding bidders in auctions conducted via
eBay. She auctioned items, received payments, but did not
deliver the goods. See, USAO
release and CCIPS
release.
9/10. Timothy Ganley, a former VP for Strategic Sales at
Critical Path, was sentenced by the U.S.
District Court (NDCal) to serve six months in prison. He
previously plead guilty to charges contained in a criminal indictment
of insider trading in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), 15
U.S.C. § 78ff(a), and 17 CFR 240.10b-5. See, USAO
release. |
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| People and Appointments |
 9/12. FCC Chairman Michael Powell
named Bryan Tramont (at right) his Senior Legal
Advisor. Tramont will also be responsible for wireless and
international issues. Since June 2001, Tramont has been Senior
Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Kathleen
Abernathy. Before that, he advised Abernathy on wireless,
international, technology and enforcement issues. Before that,
he was Legal Advisor and then Senior Legal Advisor to former
FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott Roth. And before that, he
was an attorney in the Washington DC office of the the law
firm of Wiley Rein &
Fielding. See, FCC
release [PDF].
9/12. FCC Commissioner Kathleen
Abernathy named Matthew Brill to be her Acting
Senior Legal Advisor. He is currently her Legal Advisor for
wireline competition issues. In addition, John Branscome,
of the Commercial Wireless Division of the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, will be detailed to Abernathy as Acting Legal
Advisor for wireless, international and technology issues
until a permanent advisor is named. See, FCC
release [PDF].
 9/12. Peter Tenhula (at right)
was named Co- Director of the FCC's Spectrum Policy Task Force.
The FCC stated in a release
[PDF] that he "will be working closely with Dr. Paul
Kolodzy, current Director of the Task Force, on the next
phases of its mission. Mr. Tenhula will be primarily
responsible for coordinating all Commission spectrum policy
activities across the various bureaus, with Congress and with
the administration." Tenhula will be replaced in his
current position as Senior Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman
Powell by Bryan Tramont. Tenhula joined Powell's staff
as a Legal Advisor in 1997. He has worked in various positions
at the FCC for 12 years. He has also worked for Rep. Mike Oxley (R-OH)
and the National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB).
9/12. The Senate
Banking Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Wayne
Abernathy to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for
Financial Institutions. Abernathy has worked for the Committee
since 1981. He is currently the Republican Staff Director.
See, Abernathy's prepared
statement.
9/12. Leslie
Lott, David Moyer and Jon Sandelin were
named to the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office's (USPTO) Trademark
Public Advisory Committee (TPAC). The TPAC was created by
the American Inventors Protection Act in 1999 to advise the
Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the USPTO on the
agency's operations, including its goals, performance, budget,
and user fees. Leslie Lott is an attorney with the law firm of
Lott & Friedland.
She focuses on patent, trademark, and copyright law. David
Moyer is an Associate General Counsel of Intellectual Property
at the Procter & Gamble
Company. Jon Sandelin is a Senior Licensing Associate at Stanford University, where
he is the Founder and Director of the Trademark Licensing
Program. See, USPTO
release.
9/12. President Bush nominated five people to be federal
judges: Maurice Hicks (to be a U.S. District Judge for
the Western District of Louisiana), Ralph Erickson (U.S.D.C.,
District of North Dakota), William Quarles (U.S.D.C.,
District of Maryland), Thomas Ludington (U.S.D.C.,
Eastern District of Michigan), and Victor Wolski (U.S.
Court of Federal Claims, for a term of fifteen years). See, White
House release. |
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| US Chamber Reports on PR
China's Compliance with WTO Obligations |
9/12. The U.S. Chamber
of Commerce released a report
[30 pages in PDF] titled "First Steps: A U.S. Chamber
Report on China's WTO Progress". The report concludes
that it "is too early to issue sweeping judgments about
China's overall compliance with its WTO obligations, many of
which are due to be phased in over a period of years."
The report also contains specific findings and recommendations
regarding enforcement of intellectual property rights in
China.
In general, the report argues that "while China's
progress must indeed be measured against the commitments it
made to join the WTO, realistically, it must also be evaluated
in the context of the enormity of this undertaking." It
also finds that China has made "promising first
steps" in several areas, including its issuance of
"Administrative Regulations on Operational Licenses for
Telecom Business", its "good faith efforts" to
revise its laws and regulations governing the protection of
intellectual property rights.
In contrast, the report also notes that "international
companies are also concerned about insufficient progress in
other areas. There are challenges that stem from a lack of
transparency, insufficient consultation in the development of
regulations, the lack of an independent regulator, inadequate
protection of intellectual property rights, and the dominance
of domestic political considerations over commercial decision
making."
In the area of intellectual property rights, the report states
that "China agreed to comply with the WTO Agreement on
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)
upon its accession to the WTO, including changes to laws and
administrative practices to conform to the agreement. Although
China has revised its laws to provide criminal penalties for
certain IPR violations, poor enforcement and weak penalties
mean that widespread IPR violations continue. While
enforcement raids occur, the political will and legal
institutions necessary to ensure that deterrent punishments
are imposed on intellectual property pirates are clearly
lacking, and there is little sign of this changing."
"General indications are that China has been working in
good faith to bring its laws and regulations into TRIPs
compliance. However, technical shortcomings and bureaucratic
slowness has meant that many of these laws and regulations
have not been brought into force, as required by China’s
commitments. In addition, as noted, while enforcement raids
occur, the political will and legal institutions necessary to
ensure that deterrent penalties are imposed on IP pirates are
clearly lacking, and there is little sign of this
changing."
The report offers several recommendations with respect to IPR
in China. First, "China needs to revise its IPR laws and
regulations, including those related to patents, trademarks,
trade secrets, integrated circuits, and copyrights, to bring
them into full compliance with TRIPs."
Second, the reports recommends that Chinese officials need
more "political will", and that the "Rule of
law generally, including in such areas as transparency,
judicial review, and uniform enforcement of laws, also needs
to be strengthened."
Finally, the report states that the "Lack of knowledge
and understanding and insufficient training also impedes
effective enforcement efforts. ... The U.S. government should
develop a unified, mid-to-long term strategic plan for
capacity building in the IP area, to replace the ad hoc and
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| More News |
9/12. The U.S. International
Trade Commission (USITC) announced that it has extended
its deadline to complete its investigation titled
"Certain Integrated Circuits, Processes for Making Same,
and Products Containing Same" until October 7, 2002. This
is the USITC's Investigation No. 337-TA-450. See, notice
in the Federal Register, September 12, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 177,
at Pages 57850 - 57851.
9/12. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Dan Brinza
gave a speech
to a special session of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in
Geneva, Switzerland, in which he advocated making the WTO
dispute settlement system more open and transparent. He
addressed permitting amicus curiae briefs, and publication of
submissions, statements and final reports.
9/12. The Electronic Privacy
Information Center (EPIC) and other groups published a
book titled "Litigation Under the Federal Open Government
Laws 2002". The 570 page book covers the Freedom of
Information Act, Privacy Act, Federal Advisory Committee
Act, and Government in the Sunshine Act. The price is $40.00.
See, information
and online order page.
9/12. The House
Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution
held an oversight hearing titled "Privacy Concerns Raised
by the Collection and Use of Genetic Information by Employers
and Insurers". See, opening
statement by Rep.
Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee. See
also, prepared testimony of witnesses: Deborah
Peel (American Psychoanalytic Association), John Rowe
(Aetna), Joanne
Hustead (Georgetown University's Institute for Health Care
Research and Policy), and Tom
Miller (Cato Institute).
9/12. The Senate
Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Science, Technology,
and Space Subcommittee held a hearing to examine S 2537,
the Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002, and HR 2417,
the Dot Kids Domain Name Act of 2001. These bills would
facilitate the creation of a new second level Internet domain
within the U.S. country code domain that would provide a safe
online environment for children. The House has already passed
another version -- HR 3833.
See, prepared
testimony of Rep.
John Shimkus (R-IL), sponsor of HR 3833. See also,
prepared testimony of other witnesses: Ruben
Rodriguez (National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children), Ann
Brown (Safer America for Everyone), and James
Casey (Director of Policy and Business Development of
NeuStar, which operates the .us country code top-level domain
under contract with the Department of Commerce). |
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| Friday, September 13 |
The House will meet at 9:00 AM for legislative business. No
votes are expected past 2:00 PM.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Day two of a two day conference hosted by
the International Intellectual
Property Institute (IIPI) titled "Specialized
Intellectual Property Courts". See, IIPI
release and online
registration form. Location: Markey National Courts Bldg.,
717 Madison Place, NW.
10:45 AM. Press conference associated with the International Intellectual
Property Institute's (IIPI) conference titled "Specialized
Intellectual Property Courts". Location: Court Room
203, Markey National Courts Bldg., 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The FCC's Network Reliability and
Interoperability Council (NRIC) will hold a meeting.
Location: FCC, 445 12th Street, SW, Commission Meeting Room.
Deadline to submit comments to the FTC
regarding its proposed consent agreement with MSC Software Corporation.
See, Agreement
Containing Consent Order [22 pages PDF]. See, notice
in Federal Register. |
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| Monday, September 16 |
Yom Kippur.
Deadline to submit comments and notices of intention to
participate to the Copyright
Office in response to its notice
in the Federal Register directing "all claimants to
royalty fees collected in 1999, 2000 and 2001 for the
distribution of digital audio recording devices and media to
submit comments as to whether a controversy exists as to the
distribution of the royalty fees in the 1999, 2000 and 2001
Musical Works Funds."
Deadline to register for the FCC's September
18 auction seminar for Auction No. 46. This is for the
1670-1675 MHz band auction, scheduled for October 30, 2002.
See, notice
with registration form [PDF]. |
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| Tuesday, September 17 |
8:00 AM EDT. Qwest
Communications will web cast a meeting between investors
and Ch/CEO Richard Notebaert and VCh/CFO Oren Shaffer. See, web cast
page for both live cast and replay. See also, release.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Day one of a three day meeting of the Computer System Security
and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB). The agenda includes
(1) discussion of a CSSPAB privacy report, (2) discussion of a
CSSPAB baseline standards report, (3) updates on computer
security legislation, (4) an update by the OMB on privacy and
security issues, (5) an agency briefing on compliance with the
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), (6) and a
discussion of DMCA issues. See, notice in Federal Register,
August 30, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 169, at Pages 55817 - 55818.
Location: General Services Administration, 7th and D Streets,
SW, 5700.
9:00 AM. The Bureau of
Industry and Security's (BIS) Regulations and Procedures
Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) will hold a partially
open meeting. The agenda for the open portion of the meeting
includes a presentation of papers or comments by the public,
an update on pending regulations, a discussion of TSR MTOP
limit comments, a discussion of the Unverified List, a review
of SNAP 2002 status, a discussion of AES regulations & SED
recordkeeping requirements, a discussion on implementation of
CCL User Friendliness recommendations, and updates from
working groups. See, notice
in the Federal Register. Location: Room 3884, Department of
Commerce, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania
Avenues, NW.
9:30 AM. The U.S.
Court of Appeals (DCCir) will hold an en banc hearing in Ruggiero
v. FCC, No. 00-1100. On February 8, a three judge panel
issued its split opinion
holding unconstitutional the ban on issuance of low power FM
radio broadcast licenses to anyone who has previously engaged
in an unlicensed operation. The set of people who have engaged
in unlicensed broadcasting who may seek low power FM licenses
is a very small and insignificant group. However, this case
could have a broader impact. The en banc panel may provide an
analysis of the application of the First Amendment to
broadcast speech that affects a wider range of speakers.
Location: Courtroom 20, 333 Constitution Ave., NW.
12:00 NOON - 4:30 PM. The Cato
Institute will host an event titled "The Supreme
Court: Past and Prologue. A Look at the October 2001 and
October 2002 Terms". Location: 1000 Massachusetts Avenue,
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| Wednesday, September 18 |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Day two of a three day meeting of the Computer System Security
and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB). The agenda includes
(1) discussion of a CSSPAB privacy report, (2) discussion of a
CSSPAB baseline standards report, (3) updates on computer
security legislation, (4) an update by the OMB on privacy and
security issues, (5) an agency briefing on compliance with the
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), (6) and a
discussion of DMCA issues. See, notice in Federal Register,
August 30, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 169, at Pages 55817 - 55818.
Location: General Services Administration, 7th and D Streets,
SW, 5700.
9:00 AM. FCC
Commissioner Kevin Martin
will speak at an Alliance for
Public Technology event. Location: Loew's L'Enfant Plaza
Hotel.
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM. The FCC will hold
an auction seminar for Auction No. 46 applicants. This is for
the 1670-1675 MHz band auction, scheduled for October 30,
2002. See, notice
with registration form [PDF]. Registration starts at 9:30
AM. The seminar begins at 10:00 AM. Location: FCC, 445 12th
Street, SW, Room 8-C245.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. The FCC's
Technological Advisory Council will hold a meeting. See, notice
in Federal Register. Location: FCC, 445 12th St., SW., Room
TW-C305.
10:00 AM. The Senate
Judiciary Committee will hold a hearings to examine
pending judicial nominations. Location: Room 226, Dirksen
Building.
12:15 PM. The FCBA's
Transactional Practice Committee will host a brown bag lunch.
The topic will be FBI and CFIUS
issues that arise in telecommunications transactions. The
scheduled speakers are Richard Salgado (FBI) and Gay Sills and
Jack Dempsey (CFIUS). RSVP to wendy @fcba.org.
Location: FCC, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 8-B411.
6:00 - 8:00 PM. The FCBA will
host a CLE seminar titled "The Wake-Up Call --
Telecommunications Policies One September Later". The
scheduled speakers include Marsha
MacBride (FCC Chief of Staff and Director of the FCC's
Homeland Security Policy Council), Howard Waltzman (Counsel to
House Commerce Committee), Owen Wormser (DOD Principal
Director for Spectrum, Space, Sensors & C3), Mike
Gallagher (NTIA),
Jeffery Goldthorp (FCC Designated Federal Officer, Network
Reliability and Interoperability Council). For more
information contact Laura Phillips at 202 842-8891 or Lauren
Van Wazer at 202 418-0030. RSVP to wendy @fcba.org. Location: Sidley Austin,
Conference Room 6-E, 1501 K Street NW.
6:00 - 8:00 PM. The FCBA's
Young Lawyers Committee will host an event titled Career
Night.
TIME? The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) will hold a
hearing on China's compliance with the commitments it made in
connection with its accession to the WTO.
See, USTR's notice
in the Federal Register.
TIME? The FTC has scheduled a
hearing in the matter of its administrative complaint
against Rambus alleging
anti competitive behavior in violation of Section 5 of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) in connection with its
participation in a standard setting body for dynamic random
access memory products. See also, FTC release.
Location: FTC.
Day one of a two day Homeland Security Technology Expo
hosted by the Department of
Commerce's (DOC) Technology Administration and Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS). See, BIS
notice. For more information contact 202 482-8321 or cheryl.mendonsa @ta.doc.gov.
Location: DC Armory.
Deadline for the FCC to act on BellSouth's application
to provide in region interLATA services in the states of
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South
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| Thursday, September 19 |
8:00 AM. The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce's National Chamber Litigation Center
will host a press briefing on the upcoming term of the Supreme
Court. Charles
Cooper (Cooper &
Kirk) and Carter
Phillips (Sidley & Austin.
A continental breakfast will be served. RSVP to 202 463-5337
or nclc @uschamber.com.
Location: 1615 H Street, NW.
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Day three of a three day meeting of the Computer System Security
and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB). The agenda includes
(1) discussion of a CSSPAB privacy report, (2) discussion of a
CSSPAB baseline standards report, (3) updates on computer
security legislation, (4) an update by the OMB on privacy and
security issues, (5) an agency briefing on compliance with the
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), (6) and a
discussion of DMCA issues. Location: GSA, 7th and D Streets,
SW, 5700.
10:00 AM. The Senate
Judiciary Committee will hold a business meeting. See, notice.
Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
11:00 AM. The Cato Institute
will host a panel discussion titled "Copy Fights: Can
Politicians or Entrepreneurs Best Protect Intellectual
Property?" The scheduled speakers are Rep. Howard Berman
(D-CA), Gigi Sohn (Public
Knowledge), Phil
Corwin (Butera
& Andrews), Troy Dow (MPAA), and James
Miller (Smith College). Lunch will follow the program.
See, notice.
Location: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
12:00 NOON. The Progress and
Freedom Foundation (PFF) will host a luncheon panel
discussion titled "The Future of Telecom".
The participants will be Ivan Seidenberg (CEO of Verizon), Randolph May (PFF),
Scott Cleland (Precursor Group), Blair Levin (Legg Mason
Equity Research), and Brett Swanson (The Gilder Technology
Report). To register, contact Rebecca Fuller at rfuller @pff.org or 202
289-8928. Location: Ronald Reagan Building, Pavilion Room,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
2:00 PM. The Senate
Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee will hold an
oversight hearing to examine the enforcement of the antitrust
laws. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
4:00 PM. Michael
Birnhack (University of
Haifa Faculty of Law) will give a lecture titled "The
Denial of the Copyright Law / First Amendment Conflict"
as a part of the GWU Law
School Intellectual Property Workshop Series. For more
information, contact Prof.
Robert Brauneis at 202 994-6138. Location: Faculty
Conference Center, 5th Floor Burns, 716 20th Street, NW.
6:00 - 8:00 PM. The FCBA's
Young Lawyers Committee will host a Career Night for law
students and new attorneys. FCC
Commissioner Kevin Martin
will participate. For more information, contact Yaron Dori at
202 637-5600 or ydori @hhlaw.com
or Ryan Wallach at 202 429-4759 or rwallach @willkie.com.
RSVP to Wendy @fcba.org.
Location: Hogan & Hartson,
555 13th Street, NW.
Day two of a two day Homeland Security Technology Expo
hosted by the Department of
Commerce's Technology Administration and Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS). See, BIS
notice. For more information contact Cheryl Mendonsa at
202 482-8321 or cheryl.mendonsa
@ta.doc.gov. Location: DC Armory.
President Bush is scheduled to release a document that states
a national strategy for cyber security. |
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