Programs & Events
Is Consumer Protection an Anachronism in the Information Economy?
Friday, March 4, 2005
William H. Gates Hall
UW School of Law
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
If technology can correct market failure better than regulatory intervention can, will
consumer protection law be superseded by the growth of competition? Or does innovation
merely create new mechanisms to exploit consumers that should be controlled with new
legislation? This conference will consider the impact of technological innovation on the
foundations of consumer advocacy, contracting behavior, control over intellectual capital,
and information privacy.
Program Schedule
| 8:30 a.m. |
REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 a.m. |
WELCOME
Justice Bobbe J. Bridge, Washington State Supreme Court |
| 9:10 a.m. |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Rob McKenna, Attorney General, State of Washington
“Consumer Protection in the Age of Information Technology” |
| 9:45 a.m. |
What Does It Mean to “Protect Consumers” in the 21st Century? PANEL CHAIR:
Sharon Nelson, Chief, Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General of Washington Professor Iain Ramsay, York University, Toronto
“Globalisation and the ‘Third Way’: Consumer Policy in the UK and EU”
Professor Edward Rubin, University of Pennsylvania
“From Information to Knowledge: Can Technology Tame Emotion and Illusion?”
Professor Norman Silber, Hofstra University
“The Future of Consumer Protection in Light of Its Past”
Michael Traynor, Esq., Cooley Godward and President, American Law Institute
“Information Liability and the Challenges of Law Reform”
Professor Jane K. Winn, University of Washington
“Are Technical Standards the Consumer Protection Law of the 21st Century?” |
| 11:15 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 11:35 a.m. |
Can a Fair Balance Be Struck in Intellectual Property Law Between Innovators and Consumers? PANEL CHAIR:
Thomas C. Rubin, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation Professor Glynn Lunney, Tulane University
“Dodging Dastar? Moral Rights, Consumer Protection, and Section 43(a)”
Professor David McGowan, University of Minnesota
“Will a Consumer Perspective Teach Us Anything About Copyright?”
Professor Pamela Samuelson, University of California – Berkeley
“Copyright and Consumer Protection: A New Role or Oxymoron?” |
| 12:50 p.m. |
LUNCH (on your own) |
| 2:00 p.m. |
New Rules for New Deals? The Impact of New Business Models on Old Contract Law PANEL CHAIR:
Gail Hillebrand, Esq., Consumers Union Professor Richard Epstein, University of Chicago
“Against Novelty: Let the Consumer Beware of Consumer Protection Laws”
Professor Clayton Gillette, New York University
“Rolling Contracts: Do They Only Roll Down Hill?”
Professor Jean Braucher, University of Arizona
“New Basics: Twelve Principles for Fair Commerce in Mass-Market Software and Other Digital Products”
Professor Robert Hillman, Cornell University
“Consumer Standard Form Contracting Practices on the Internet”
Professor Anita Ramasastry, University of Washington
“From Consumer to Person: The Changing Nature of Online Retail Payments” |
| 3:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 3:50 p.m. |
Information Privacy: Who Knows What About Consumers and What Should Be Done About It? PANEL CHAIR:
Charles A. Harwood, Director, Northwest Region, Federal Trade Commission Professor Fred Cate, Indiana University and Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research
“The Failure of Fair Information Practice Principles”
Christopher Docksey, Esq., EU Commission, Legal Advisor
“Policing Data Processing: Protecting a Fundamental Right Under EU Law”
Christopher Hoofnagle, Electronic Privacy Information Center
“Privacy Self-Regulation: A Decade of Disappointment”
Professor Peter Swire, Ohio State University and former Chief Privacy Counselor, Office of Management & Budget
“An American Perspective on Transborder Data Flows” |
| 5:00 p.m. |
ADJOURN |
Registration and Cost
Approved for 6.0 hours of Washington
State CLE Credit
Cost for attorneys applying for 6 hours
CLE credit - $150
Regular/Others (no CLE credit) - $75
Full-time students - complimentary
($10 for materials)
We offer four convenient registration methods:
Online: https://uwcle.safeserver.com/onlineregister.htm
Phone: 206.543.0059 or 800.253.8648
Fax: 206.685.3929
Mail:
University of Washington School of Law
CLE Registration
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195-3020
Download and Print Registration Form for mail or fax
(pdf)
Thanks to our supporters
Questions? Please contact Shayleen Van Thiel at
206.685.2636 or shayvt@u.washington.edu.
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