Thursday, March 3, 2016; 1:00 - 6:30 PM
"Innovation" is often hailed as the north star in the law and technology and intellectual property communities. In patent law, for example, the focus is often on how certain types of legal protections can encourage inventors, and investors. Copyright law must also grapple with the core question of which incentives are necessary to motivate creative innovation; that is, who should make money from artistic creation, when, how, and for how long. But copyright law also explicitly introduces other, non-economic considerations, including protecting the rights of users (including other artists) in some cases, and that of encouraging investors in others. Taking a step back from current copyright controversies, this conference will examine the question of innovation and incentives in the creative arts through three lenses: (1) the perspective of the creative industries; (2) the perspective of the artists; and (3) the perspective of policy makers.
The first panel will ask what motivates the creative industries charged with the funding and distribution of creative content, and what role, if any, does copyright play in shaping these various motivations. Panelists will consider whether and when these incentives vary from those motivating other constituencies - including content owners, users, and advertisers - and how to balance competing constituency concerns.
The second panel will consider the different things that motivate artists themselves, and how those motivations differ not only from creator to creator, but even for the same creator from project to project. What does it mean to have different artists motivated by different factors at different times? How can copyright law encourage or discourage artistic innovation that doesn't always follow a single track?
The final panel will feature discussion by academics and policy makers about not only what copyright law currently does to encourage creative innovation and to protect creative works, but also, and importantly, what it should do going forward.
Welcome and Introduction | 1:00pm - 1:10pm |
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Panel I: Industry Incentives | 1:10pm - 2:25pm |
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Break | 2:25pm - 2:45pm |
Panel II: Creative Incentives | 2:45pm - 4:00pm |
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Break | 4:00pm - 4:15pm |
Panel III: Policy | 4:15pm - 5:30pm |
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Reception Sponsored by Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC Please note: per university alcohol policy, only registered guests will be admitted to the reception. |
5:30pm - 6:30pm |
To register please click on the links directly below.
- General - $20 ($40 at the door)
- CU Alumni - $10 ($20 at the door)
- CU Faculty/Staff - Free
- CU Student - Free
- Silicon Flatirons Sponsor - Free
- SFCGivesFirst - Free
Media Contact - Kelly Brown
What | General Announcements, Multidisciplinary | |
When | Online registration closes March 2 at 9:30 AM | |
Where | University of Colorado Law School, Wittemyer Courtroom, Room 101, Boulder, CO | |
Cost | Free | |
Contact | See website | |
Website | www.siliconflatirons.com/events.php?id=1611 |