The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Text and Data Mining Laws: International Developments" on January 23, 2020, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Aaron Chalfoos of Jones Day, Professor Bernt Hugenholtz of the University of Amsterdam, and Gail Zarick of IBM will discuss:
• The many aspects of law that govern text and data mining (TDM) in the U.S., including copyright, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, contract law, and state law claims such as criminal trespass and unjust enrichment
• Basic relevant differences between EU and U.S. copyright law, including the difference between "fair dealing" and "fair use"
• The importance of the EU Database Directive and the recently approved EU Directive on Copyright, which includes specific provisions on TDM
• The relevant legal landscape in Japan and China
• A roadmap for how in-house counsel should approach due diligence on TDM issues
The registration fee for the webinar is $135 (IPO member) or $150 (non-member) (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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