June 15, 2012

SOPA/PIPA and the Future of IP Protection

Jeffrey Rosen

Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
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Stephanie Moore

Democratic Chief Counsel
Begin: U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet

Gregory Alan Barnes

Director of Government Affairs, Digital Media Association
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Katherine Oyama

Steven J. Metalitz

Partner, Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP
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Discussion

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This panel explored the aftermath of the controversy over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). What are the lessons to be learned? What are the arguments on either side? If SOPA and PIPA contained fatal flaws, what are other alternatives to protect intellectual property, whether online or offline, without stifling innovation or expression in the tech and start-up communities?