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How to be as secure as possible: Shredding mail, checking credit reports, pros and cons of using privacy services, using personal software (ex. GPG) to protect privacy, automated phone calls, etc.
The mysterious Order of the Knights Templar is often referred to in modern books, films, and games. How much is known about this organization? Elonka Dunin sifts through the legends to point out what is real and what remains uncertain to this day. (co-hosting with X-Track)
A passionate examination of the 'corporatization' of popular American culture and the difficulty of creating derivative works in a legal climate where IP rights are guarded so zealously.
Scott M. Jones
Hilton Room 201
(not recorded)
10:00 p.m.
The Pirate Bay Legal Decision
We cover the legal issues of the Pirate Bay, the world's largest BitTorrent tracker site, whose owners were found guilty of violating copyright laws in a landmark case in April.
Christopher Huffines, Courtney Lytle Perry, Brandt Howell
Intellectual Property Basics: Protecting YOUR Stuff
We discuss how your creations can be protected with copyright, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets, using a fictitious gaming product as an example.
We discuss fighting spam in all its forms including email, instant messages, and blog postings, and how local attorneys and private enforcement can be effective in finding and prosecuting perpetrators.
Game designer and codebreaker Elonka Dunin describes some of the most famous and infamous codes yet to be broken, including the Kryptos sculpture at the CIA headquarters.
We discuss the do's and don'ts of a successful marketing campaign with the popular microblogging site Twitter. How does Twitter fit into an overall marketing strategy, and how much is too much?
Terms of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement are being discussed in secret by vested interests in the entertainment industry, creating controversy and leaving the interests of everyday citizens unrepresented.
Your banking account numbers and access codes may be less secure than you think. We discuss problems that may impact your personal and financial security.
Hacking 101 returns for another glorious year! Just what is a hacker anyway? Culture, history, contacts, resources, and pointers for more info. Dispelling the myths from the media and the courts. Brought to you by se2600.org.
Hacker-themed short films from independent producers. Titles include: "SHADOW.NET", "Urban Wolf", and "RealTIME - It's Just a Game"
Scott M. Jones
Hilton Room 201
(not recorded)
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Time
Program
11:30 a.m.
The Wikipedia Effect
A top-200 Wikipedian gives a talk on the "free encyclopedia that anyone can edit," which is growing at a rate of over 2,000 articles per day. Learn tips on how to add to the project, and find out how writing for Wikipedia is like playing an online game.
How does copyright work? Do you have to register to copyright your stuff? What if someone uses your work without permission? What can you do yourself, and when do you need an attorney?
A new generation of on-demand book publishers now makes it possible to have books printed on demand, even one at a time. This has opened new opportunities for up and coming authors and artists. Risks and rewards will be discussed.
Attorney Christopher Huffines discusses the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009, which would grant the federal goverment unprecedented control of private networks and mandate non-emergency federal monitoring.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Safe Harbor or Rocky Shoals?
This panel will focus on the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA for ISP's. What is the safe harbor? How does one get or lose the protections against secondary liability? Is a social networking site an ISP? What about virtual worlds and MMO's?
Busted: How to Protect Your Rights During Encounters With Law Enforcement
Screening of the documentary “Bustedâ€, by flexyourrights.org. Learn how to protect your rights during encounters with the police. A discussion will follow.
Andrew Greenberg, Kara Mikos, Jason Mitchell, David Clark
Obama_Report_Card_2009.mp3
Obama_Report_Card_2009.ogg