Programs & Events

Justice Bobbe J. Bridge, Washington State Supreme Court

Rob McKenna, Attorney General, State of Washington
“Consumer Protection in the Age of Information Technology”

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?”

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?”

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”

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”