The growth of games, social media, virtual goods and
virtual worlds has raised legal issues with no clear precedent. Digital
Law Conference provides a detailed examination of the legal issues
raised by these technologies and offers key insight into where the
industry is headed and what the associated legal implications are.
Digital Law Conference is the event for legal
professionals whose companies or clients are currently or may in the
near future be influenced by the adoption and use of digital
technologies. Digital Law Conference runs September 23-24 concurrently
with the Engage! Expo at the San Jose Convention Center.
Co-sponsored by The ABA Section of Science & Technology Law
Continuing Legal Education accreditation will be
requested for the programs in the Digital Law Conference from every
state with mandatory continuing education requirements for lawyers.
Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regulations,
including its definition of "CLE." Check with your state agency for
confirmation of approval. Attendees requesting credit for these programs
must sign the attendance roster on site at the program. 7 credit hours
of CLE has been applied for in MCLE states. Please call
312-988-5599 if you have any questions.
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Conference Keynotes: Best Buy, Lightspeed,
Zynga, Digital Chocolate
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Critical Insight From A
Venture Capital Point of View
Jeremy Liew,
Managing Director
Lightspeed Venture Partners
 Join
us for critical insight from one of the leading venture capitalists in
the space. Jeremy will discuss the current social media and virtual
goods landscape, how the venture community views the marketplace and
where trends are leading. [more
details]
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A New Approach To Virtual Goods
Trip Hawkins, Chairman and
CEO,
Digital Chocolate
 The
game industry is undergoing an exciting period of disruption from
innovative products. Trip Hawkins, the founder of Electronic Arts, will announce and explain a new game
service that gives a virtual item “platform power” across a variety of
games, networks and devices. [more
details]
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Implementing Best Buy's Social Media Strategy
with Gina Debogovich,
and Jason Parker of
Best Buy Co,
Inc.
 Best
Buy is leveraging social media across the entire corporation, rallying
hundreds of employees across the country to engage with consumers
online. Find out what's working and why in this broad
social media deployment from the major retailer. [more
details]
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An Interview with
Mark Pincus,
Founder and CEO, Zynga
 Zynga, founded
in 2007, is the largest social gaming network, and marries his
knowledge of social networks with his desire to create the next mass
market video game phenomenon. Zynga has received $39 million in funding
to date and has 32 million daily active users playing their online
social games. [more
details]
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The following speakers are confirmed as of
9-8-2009:
Elliott Adams, Digital Media Industry
Director, Louisiana Economic Development
Farnaz Alemi, Attorney, Jenner & Block
LLP
Timothy Bechen, Partner,
Ostrow Kaufman & Frankl LLP
Neal
Black, General Counsel, Live Gamer
S. Gregory Boyd, Davis & Gilbert LLP -
Attorneys
Corey Bridges, Co-founder, Executive
Producer and Marketing Director, Multiverse
Roxanne E. Christ, Partner, Latham &
Watkins
Ross Dannenberg, Attorney, Banner &
Witcoff, Ltd.
Steven Davis, CEO, IT GlobalSecure Inc.
Benjamin T. Duranske, Attorney,
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Curt Feldman, Managing Editor and
Conference Director, Engage Digital Media
James Gatto, IP Practice Section Leader,
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Steven Goldstein, Senior Counsel,
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
Steve Hoffman, Chairman & CEO, RocketOn
Sean Kane, Attorney, Kane & Associates LLC
Josh King, Vice President, Business
Development & General Counsel, Avvo, Inc
Carol M. Langford, Adjunct Professor, USFCS
Thomas Lee, Senior Director of Business and
Marketing, Gamepot USA
Amanda Mayhew, General Counsel, EthicsPoint
Keith McCurdy, CEO, Vivaty
Matt Mihaly, CEO, Sparkplay Media
J. Michael Monahan, II, Attorney, Pattishall,
McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP
Mark Pincus, Founder and CEO,
Zynga
Michael H. Pinkerton,
COO, Metaverse Mod Squad
Shai Samet, CIPP, Founder and President, Samet
Privacy, LLC
Reuben Steiger, Virtual Greats
Seth J. Steinberg, Attorney, Counselor,
Law Offices of Seth J. Steinberg
Christopher V. Sherman, Executive Director,
Founder, Engage Digital Media
Jessica Thaler, Partner, Kane &
Associates LLC
Stephen S. Wu, Partner, Cooke Kobrick & Wu LLP
Events running concurrently @
Engage!
Social
Media Strategies
Virtual Goods Conference
3D Training, Learning and Collaboration (3D TLC) Conference
Digital Law Conference
