The Cornell community will hear directly how the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) feels about online file sharing when Matthew Oppenheim, Cornell Law '93, senior vice president for legal affairs at RIAA, debates Robert Hamilton, a partner in the Jones Day law firm and veteran participant in the growth of law pertaining to the Internet, in Hollister Hall auditorium Friday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m.
Officially titled "What Part of 'Jailhouse Rock' Don't You Understand?" -- in a reference to criminal charges of copyright violation the RIAA has threatened against online file-sharers -- the event is sponsored by the Cornell Computer Policy and Law Program.
Oppenheim was involved in preparation of the RIAA's lawsuit in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that sought to force Verizon Corp. to reveal the names of its Internet subscribers who were engaged in online file-sharing of popular music. Hamilton has worked on several cases involving the liability of Internet service providers and is a charter member of the Cornell/EDUCAUSE Institute for Computer Policy and Law.
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