Date: Wednesday 21st April, 2004
Venue: Council Room, Birkbeck, Malet Street, London WC1

PROGRAMME

10.00-11.00:
Dr Helle Porsdam, Center for American Studies, University of Southern Denmark
From Pax Americana to Lex Americana: American Legal and Cultural Hegemony

11.00-11.30: Tea and coffee

11.30-12.30:
Dr Birgitte Andersen, School of Management, Birkbeck, University of London
The Social and Economic Effects of Copyrights in the Era of Globalization: A Contribution to the Convergence vs Divergence Debate

12.30-2.00: Lunch

2.00-4.00:
Dr Katerina Sideri, School of Law, University of Exeter
The Legal Regulation of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Systems
Dr Guido Westkamp, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, University of London
Convergence of IP Rights and the Creation of Sui Generis Protection under TRIPS

3.30-4.00: Tea and coffee

4.30-5.30:
Ms Pina D’Agostino, St Peter’s College, University of Oxford
Globalisation, Convergence and Divergence: Freelance Work in the Digital Era

There is no charge for attendance at the workshops, but numbers are limited and people wishing to attend should reserve a place by contacting Valerie Hoare on v.hoare@bbk.ac.uk (020 7323 4408).