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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Colleagues/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Join The Debate !<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>/Gerry <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Economist Debate Series
|| Copyright and Wrongs || Now Open <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Are draconian copyright laws
restricting creativity and progress?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Motion: "This house
believes that existing copyright laws do more harm than good."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Live dates: May 5th-15th<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Current round: Opening<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Current voting: PRO 67% CON
33%<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear Reader,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Today sees the start of our
debate on copyright. Both our speakers have posted their opening statements.
They find little common ground, but where do you stand on the issue?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Moderator's comments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Copyright strangles
creativity. Copyright rewards originality. It is a nuisance to the public
and unduly enriches a few people. It is the backbone of our knowledge
economy that fuels progress. Hate it, love it, break it, protect it; few
people lack strong opinions about copyright and its place in society. And the
issues are only becoming more contentious. A subject that has long been the
purview of specialists has now emerged into the sunlight of the public sphere.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Can our debaters sway you in
favour of their positions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pro: William Fisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"By needlessly locking
up portions of our cultural heritage, we also <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>needlessly curb cultural
progress and opportunities for <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>self-expression." Read
more:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Con: Justin Hughes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"To get both the desired
amount and mix of expression, properly calibrated copyright is the best
tool." Read more:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Debate schedule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>* May 5th - Opening arguments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>* May 6th - Guest speaker
John Kennedy, Chairman and CEO, IFPI, posts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>* May 8th - Rebuttal
arguments and guest speaker Dale Cendali, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Intellectual Property
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Adjunct <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Professor, Harvard Law
School, posts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>* May 11th - Guest speaker
Jennifer M. Urban, Clinical Professor of Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>and Director of the
Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>USC, posts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>* May 13th - Closing
arguments and guest speaker Jessica Litman, John <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>F. Nickoll Professor of Law
and Professor of Information, University of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Michigan, posts <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>* May 15th - Winner
announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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