Transatlantic Roundtable on Privacy and Intellectual Property
July 14, 2011, Capitol Hill
Overview | Video
As part of 2011 Transatlantic Week in Congress, the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee held the "Roundtable on Privacy and Intellectual Property" facilitated by Congressional Internet Caucus founding co-chair Rick Boucher [bio] and Erika Mann [bio], the founding chair of the European Internet Foundation. This event was hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) and the European Internet Foundation (EIF). Transatlantic Week in Congress is an initiative of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN).
The international Internet policy roundtable featured Members of the European Parliament's European Internet Foundation (EIF), the EU counterpart to the Congressional Internet Caucus. Participants from the European Parliament included:
- James Elles, MEP [bio],
- Pilar del Castillo, MEP [bio],
- Ivailo Kalfin, MEP [bio],
- Catherine Trautmann, MEP [bio], and
- Marietje Schaake, MEP [bio]
The United States was represented by Marc Berejka, Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary Gary Locke at the U.S. Department of Commerce. [bio]
AGENDA & VIDEO
9:15 AM to 10:00 AM
Privacy & Security Roundtable Discussion [View Video]
Led by the Honorable Rick Boucher.
Topics include:
- Comparing EU data privacy with omnibus privacy legislation in Congress: Are we coming together?
- Will transatlantic data flows continue in the era of the cloud?
- Cyber Security Disclosure: Are the EU and US safeguarding our critical and non-critical systems?
- Geolocation and Browser Tracking: Do we have privacy in where we are and can our browsers stop trackers?
10:00 AM to 10:11 AM
Copyright and Intellectual Property Discussion [View Video]
Led by Erika Mann.
Topics include:
- Protect IP Act: Can the Senate empower the USG to thwart overseas piracy? What are the diplomatic considerations?
- ICE Domain Seizures: Duty and legality of government website takedown action.
- Copyright and the Cloud: The implications for Copyright and IPR as a result of the paradigm shift that is the cloud and cloud audio players and streamers.
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This widely attended educational briefing is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Congressional staff and members of the press welcome. The ICAC is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and corporations. More information on the ICAC is available at www.netcaucus.org.