Description:
This program walks you through the basics of copyright law in the music realm, for generalists or IP lawyers alike, with a set list of music from U2 as the backdrop to explore critical copyright issues such as the idea-expression line, infringement, sampling, joint authorship, compulsory license, public performance rights, fair use, and more.
Speaker:
Peter Afrasiabi, Partner, One LLP, Newport Beach, CA
Peter is a founding partner at One, LLP, and focuses his practice on copyright, patent, trademark and entertainment litigation. In addition, he is a professor and the Director of the Appellate Clinic at University of California, Irvine School of Law. Peter graduated from University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California Gould School of Law.