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Criminal Copyright Infringement and Warez Trading

Eric Goldman

Eric Goldman explores criminal copyright infringement and warez trading at DEF CON 11, examining copyright-law and practical defenses.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Eric Goldman - Criminal Copyright Infringement and Warez Trading Criminal Copyright Infringement and Warez Trading This talk will discuss criminal copyright infringement and how it applies to warez trading.

Vulnerability Analysis

We will discuss what is legal and what isn't, who has been prosecuted, why they were prosecuted and what happened to them, and why the law is bad policy.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

You should expect to leave the talk more knowledgeable about what activities are criminal and how great or small the risks are.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Eric Goldman is an assistant professor of law at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, WI, where he teaches cyberlaw, intellectual property and legal ethics. He has taught cyberlaw since 1995-96 and has authored dozens of articles and given dozens of speeches relating to Internet law issues. His article, A Road to No Warez: the Paradigm Misstep of the No Electronic Theft Act, will be published this year. Prior to joining the Marquette faculty, he was General Counsel of Epinions.com and, before that, a technology transactions attorney at Cooley Godward LLP.

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