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General Overview
Venue: AIMP Lunch at House Of Blues, L.A.
Date: Apr 16 2009
Time: 11:30AM
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Address: House Of Blues
City: Los Angeles
State: California
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Website: http://www.AIMP.org
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Misc. Info
Cover Charge: $ 45 for non-members of AIMP
Age Requirement: Over 18
Press: GOT INFRINGEMENT?

WHAT EVERY PUBLISHER MUST KNOW ABOUT PROTECTING THEIR COPYRIGHTS

Hear from the experts: Attorneys Barry Mallen and Robert Besser, musicologist Gerald Eskelin, and UCLA/Columbia professor Charles Cronin discuss defending and litigating copyright infringements. The panel will include an overview on infringement plus an in depth anatomy of historic cases. Required attendance for any publisher or songwriter!

Robert Besser, Esq. defended numerous cases including Isley Brothers and Kingsmen for "Louie Louie".

Charles Cronin, B.A. Oberlin; J.D. American; M.A., Ph.D. Stanford; M.A. Information Systems, Berkeley, is a musician and lawyer. He is a visiting fellow at Yale Law School and developer of the Columbia Law Library Music Plagiarism Project.

Gerald Eskelin - Musicologist has testified on behalf of John Fogerty, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, the Isley Brothers, the Spin Doctors and "Roger Rabbit" composer Allan Sylvestri and provided musicological services for performers including: Janet Jackson, Madonna, Elton John, Faith Hill, Kid Rock, Green Day, and ZZ Top.

Barry Mallen, Esq. defended numerous lawsuits for alleged copyright infringement of musical compositions, including cases involving recording artists such as The Rolling Stones, Mariah Carey, Amy Grant, Ice Cube, Robert Kelly, KISS, The Beastie Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, Kid Rock, Destiny's Child, Gregg Allman and Kenny Loggins.

Moderator: Richard Feldman
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