Megaupload.com and the Mega Conspiracy: When Copyright Infringement is Criminal

Schedule and Faculty

Monday, June 25, 2012
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
(CENTRAL TIME)

Megaupload.com and the Mega Conspiracy: When Copyright Infringement is Criminal

In a digital world is a whole new world for copyright. The Megaupload.com case is an example and object lesson about the new issues and new reality faced by copyright and its intersection with criminal law. Our expert panel will discuss:

  • Cyberlockers

  • Copyright infringement in a digital world: the risks of file sharing

  • When does copyright infringement become a criminal act and what crimes can you be charged with?

  • Review of the Megaupload.com indictment and seizure

  • The extraterritorial nature of the indictment and seizure

– Felicia Boyd; Barnes & Thornburg LLP
– Andrew M. Luger; Greene Espel P.L.L.P.
– Bruce Little; Lindquist & Vennum PLLP