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Volume 29 of the Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal is proud to announce its 2013 symposium titled, “The Mobile Revolution: Legal Ramifications of Spontaneity and Flexibility.” The event will take place on February 22, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Santa Clara's beautiful campus at the Locatelli Activity Center. The Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal is offering 4 CLE credits to symposium attendees.

With reportedly six billion smartphones alone being used throughout the world, mobile devices are undeniably ubiquitous. Users consult them to find directions to the nearest coffee shop, get breaking news straight from the source, and video chat with friends half a world away. Given the rising usage of such devices, their legal impact is being felt in broader realms as well. From the latest patent wars to personal privacy to the use of mobile devices to achieve social justice, mobile devices are catalyzing legal, business, and social change.

Our panels will feature a combination of legal scholars, practitioners, and innovators who will discuss the most intriguing and controversial legal issues related to mobile technology and development. Topics at this year's symposium will include:

The Evolution of Media Licensing (starting at 9:15am): The rapid proliferation of "smart" mobile devices is changing the way content is produced, distributed and received. Entertainment companies are increasingly competing with consumer generated content, while simultaneously seeking to integrate their own content with social media. Phone companies, once thought of as mere utility providers, now increasingly play the role of gatekeeper to content, along with app stores from Google, Apple, Amazon and others. End users increasingly expect that content once meant solely for the TV will be available to them on their mobile devices wherever they go. With these changes, companies are asking what changes, if any, need to be made to their licensing arrangements.

Speakers for The Evolution of Media Licensing panel:

• Allen S. Hammond IV: Santa Clara University School of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Phil and Bobbie Sanfilippo Chair and Professor of Law, and Director of the Broadband Institute of California (Moderator)
• TJ Angioletti: Netflix, Associate General Counsel, Technology & Transactions
• Riley Russell: Playstation, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel; Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
• Karen Kramer: Zing, Founding Attorney
• E. John Park: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Partner

Transforming Lives with Tech (starting at 10:15am): Innovators are now finding ways to serve public interest and social justice legal issues with technology. For example, in January 2011, when Egypt shut down Internet access, citizens in the midst of a political crisis were able to provide Twitter updates. Today, ordinary citizens, politicians and entrepreneurs are expanding the use of mobile technology to close the digital divide and widen access to life-changing opportunities. This panel will discuss some new technology slated to solve such social justice issues, as well as some of the accompanying legal concerns.

Speakers for the Transforming Lives With Tech panel:

• Marina C. Hsieh: Santa Clara University School of Law, Senior Fellow (Moderator)
• Gina McCauley: Blogging While Brown, Owner
• Elizabeth Sweeny: Santa Clara University, Frugal Innovation Lab Program Manager
• Michael McGeary: Engine Advocacy, Co-Founder and Chief Political Strategist; Hattery Labs, Strategist
• Steve Wright: Grameen Foundation, VP Poverty Tools and Insight

Picking on Privacy (starting at 11:25am): Mobile devices are now much more than just a communication tool. They serve as a wallet, a media player, a GPS, and much more. With greater efficiency comes greater risk for breach of privacy. Many legal teams take care in crafting terms of service regulating data use, only to have users quickly accept the terms in order to access their favorite mobile applications. Sharing photos, geolocation data, and personal information are all regular components of mobile device use, and as a result many users are unaware of the security, privacy, and potential civil liberty violations that can occur from this use.

Speakers for the Picking On Privacy panel:

• Bill Johnston, Jr.: California Public Utilities Commission, Interim Telecommunications Advisor (moderator)
• Yana Welinder: Stanford Law School, The Center for Internet and Society, Junior Affiliate Scholar; California Western School of Law, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Chris Conley: ACLU of Northern California, Technology and Civil Liberties Fellow
• Raffaele Zallone: Studio Legale Zallone, Founder and Managing Partner; Bocconi University, Contract Professor of IT Law
• Jennifer M. Urban: Berkeley Law, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Director of Samuelson Law

The Mobile Patent Wars (starting at 1:25pm): In 2012, the court system saw an influx in patent litigation related to mobile devices: from potentially anti-competitive standard-essential patent infringement claims, to design patents taking center stage in the litigation arena as consumer choices become more design and ergonomically focused. And as litigation ensues, companies are continuing the mobile patent “arms race” by acquiring patent portfolios at high price tags for future enforcement purposes. In light of acquisition and litigation, the biggest question that still remains is how these companies will show and calculate damages in order to recover a monetary award from the court.

Speakers for The Mobile Patent Wars panel:

• David D. Friedman: Santa Clara University School of Law, Professor of Law (Moderator)
• Thomas F. Cotter: University of Minnesota Law School, Briggs and Morgan Professor of Law
• Darren E. Donnelly: Fenwick & West, Litigation Partner
• Joshua H. Walker: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Counsel
• Giovanna Barreiro: TecEsq, Independent Consultant

CLE Resources:

• "A Face Tells More than Thousand Posts: Developing Face Recognition Privacy in Social Networks" by Yana Welinder
• "Location-Based Services: Time for a Privacy Check-In" by Nicole Ozer, Chris Conley, David Hari O'Connell, Tamar R. Gubins, Ellen Ginsburg
• "Mobile Phones and Privacy" by Jennifer M. Urban, Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Su Li
• "The Great Rebalancing" by Peter Bisson, Rik Kirkland, and Elizabeth Stephenson
• Patent Remedies in Global Perspective by Thomas F. Cotter
• Mobile Phones and the Rise of Microentrepreneurs by Alex Counts and Lauren Moore
• The Obama Campaign's Technology Is a Force Multiplier by Steve Lohr
• The World Turned Upside Down a special report from the Economist
• Mobile Patents Landscape: An In-Depth Quantitative Analysis by Chetan Sharma
• Mobile Patent Wars: A Closer at How Everyone Loses by Eric Mack
• Patent Warfare: Will Your Next Smartphone Get Caught in The Crossfire?
• Infographic: Smartphone Patent Wars Explained by Sascha Segan

Thank you to our Symposium Sponsor Foley and Larnder LLP:

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Thank you to our Symposium Reception Sponsor Samsung: