A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

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A2IM members were cordially invited to participate in a second China IP Webinar organized by our colleagues from the US Commerce Department.

The webinar took place May 10, 2012 at 10:00am EDT. Watch the Video and the Corresponding Translation of the Judicial Interpretation below.

Topic: Judicial Interpretation on Secondary Liability on the Internet

On April 11, 2012, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued a draft judicial interpretation (JI) entitled, Regulations Concerning the Applicability of Laws in the Adjudication of Civil Disputes Related to Infringement of Rights of Transmission over Information Network, for comments.  The draft JI states that when ISPs abet and assist network users to infringe the rights of others over an information network, they shall be held joint and severally liable.  When they “know or should have known” that their network’s users are infringing,  the ISPs have committed contributory infringement.  Please join us as Sharon Qiao, partner at Lusheng Law Firm in Beijing, discusses the JI and what it may mean for the music industry.

To read the draft JI

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A2IM has been working with our colleagues at The International Trade Administration in Washington, DC to increase our members’ access to export information as exports become more and more important to our industry. On Tuesday February 7, 2012 a webinar was held, to discuss the Chinese marketplace:

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: SELECTING PARTNERS AND

PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CHINA

The session provided over 30 A2IM members from across the country, Hawaii, Omaha, Florida, etc. with an overview of the music industry and opportunities in China. Speakers included recording industry expert Tim Smith, formerly of IFPI, now Deputy Head of the Law Firm Rouse’s Dispute Resolution Team in China, and John V. Grobowski, Managing Partner of the Shanghai office of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, and a China commercial law expert.  The webinar addressed what you need to know about exporting music to China and protecting your intellectual property rights. International Trade Administration experts discussed export assistance and the government’s work to protect IPR globally. The briefing concluded with a question and answer session.  A special THANKS to Andrea Da Silva and Dawn Bruno from The US Commerce International Trade Administration for organizing this important, well-received event.

For those who missed the Webinar, the agenda and accompanying powerpoint presentations for each speaker are available below.

For more information about this webinar and the speakers, please contact:
Andrea Da Silva, Senior Policy Analyst
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
andrea.dasilva@trade.gov
Tel-202-482-3686

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Please join the American Association of Independent Music and The International Trade Administration on February 7, 2012 for a webinar to discuss

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: SELECTING PARTNERS AND PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CHINA

Please join our music industry webinar on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:00pm EST, 4:00pm PST (Wednesday Feb. 8th, 8am in China). This session will provide an overview of the music industry and opportunities in China. Speakers will include industry expert Tim Smith, formerly of IFPI, now a senior executive on entertainment law and IPR at the Rouse law firm in Beijing. The webinar will address what you need to know about exporting music to China and Hong Kong and protecting your intellectual property rights. International Trade Administration experts will discuss export assistance and the government’s work to protect IPR globally. The briefing will conclude with a question and answer session.

Please register for the webinar by February 7 here: http://export.gov/newyork/forms/iprwebinar/index.asp.

Call-in details:

DOMESTIC CALLERS
1-866-844-9416 (toll-free)
1-203-369-5026 (toll)
Passcode: USDOC

INTERNATIONAL CALLERS
If you are calling from abroad, please contact Dawn Bruno (below) no later than Friday February  3^rd for the country-specific toll free number.

Log-in details:
URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/
Conference number: PW1072472
Participant Passcode: USDOC
Participants can join the event directly at:
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW1072472&p=USDOC&t=c

PLEASE CHECK YOUR WEB AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN ADVANCE OF THE WEBINAR! You may check your system plug-ins at:

https://www.mymeetings.com/emeet/join/src/plugins_mm.php?lang=/en

We will provide the necessary technical support contact information in advance in the event of any difficulties logging on to the webinar/call.

If you have any questions, please contact Dawn.Bruno@trade.gov or 212-809-2647.

For more information about this webinar and the speakers, please contact:
Andrea Da Silva, Senior Policy Analyst
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
andrea.dasilva@trade.gov,
Tel-202-482-3686

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