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SUMMARY:A taste of hot topics
DESCRIPTION:This very dynamic and well-attended session enables you to se
 lect from a menu of hot topics in intellectual property\, communication\
 , media and technology sectors and participate in roundtable discussions
 . Topics of current interest are selected to stimulate a lively debate. 
 Moderators on each table introduce the table topic and the participants 
 do the rest. Background knowledge or experience within areas for discuss
 ion is not required. Our menu will include hot and "late-breaking" topic
 s in the areas of intellectual property law\, internet law and mobile te
 chnology\, privacy and data protection\, technology contracting and disp
 ute resolution\, arts law\, media and space law. Discussion is usually a
 round the interface of law\, business\, technology and culture\, with a 
 global focus. Many topics for discussion are often the subject of consid
 erable public and media interest. In participating in the table topics\,
  you will gain a deeper insight into these areas and be able to add your
  own comments. The format of the session is interactive networking. It w
 ill provide you with a great opportunity to meet many other lawyers and 
 to discuss topics of mutual interest with them: please\, do not forget y
 our business cards and e-cards.\n\n\n\n\n1.Moral rights\n\n‘Who’s afraid
  of droit moral?' Paris might be the birthplace of the moral rights of t
 he author enjoying copyright protection but the concept is worldwide and
  enshrined in the Berne Convention. In some anglo-saxon jurisdictions a 
 complete waiver of moral rights is sought. The panel will discuss the ef
 fect of such waivers\, with specific focus on contracts in the entertain
 ment and software industry.\n\n\n\n2. Distinct politics – politicians us
 ing music\, names signs and logos\n\nPolitical parties and politicians a
 lso need to distinguish themselves by using names\, signs\, music and sl
 ogans\, the panel will address how the IP law and public policies ruling
  the political campaigns are coherent or increases the chances of confli
 cts of laws and whether or not the actual conflicts could be solved?\n\n
 \n\n3. Generative AI\n\nGenerative AI systems pose intriguing questions 
 to society and law. According to ChatGPT the current legal issues “inclu
 de intellectual property rights\, liability for AI-generated content\, d
 ata privacy and security\, transparency and explainability of AI systems
 \, and ethical considerations such as bias and discrimination. Additiona
 lly\, there are ongoing discussions around whether AI-generated works sh
 ould be eligible for copyright protection and who should be held respons
 ible for any potential harm caused by AI systems.” At the round table th
 ese topics\, and especially copyright\, data privacy and (product) liabi
 lity\, will be discussed.\n\n\n\n4. Emerging technologies and AI in heal
 thcare and life sciences – IP\, legal and ethical consequences\n\nTo dis
 cuss the legal\, IP\, regulatory and ethical implications and consequenc
 es arising out of the use of generative AI tools in the healthcare and l
 ife sciences areas. Generative AI is evolving rapidly with the release o
 f ChatGPT\, Bard\, Claude\, etc. As exciting as this technology sounds i
 n terms of the endless opportunities\, it poses a number of challenges\,
  especially in the area of medicine\, healthcare\, life sciences and own
 ership of IP rights. This roundtable proposes to discuss all these aspec
 ts and more.\n\n\n\n5. The Importance of IP in the protection of traditi
 onal Knowledge and cultural expressions\n\nTraditional knowledge (TK) re
 fers to the accumulated knowledge\, innovations\, and practices develope
 d and preserved by indigenous communities and local cultures over genera
 tions. \n\nTraditional cultural expressions (TCEs) are the manifestation
 s of traditional knowledge\, folklore\, and cultural heritage that are d
 eeply rooted in the cultural and social identities of indigenous communi
 ties and traditional societies. \n\nGenetic Resources instead refers to 
 material found in plants\, animals\, and microorganisms that possess gen
 etic information of potential value. \n\nThis session will focus on the 
 intersection between Intellectual Property (IP)\, Traditional Knowledge\
 , and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs) Participants are invited t
 o share and exchange views on these issues including the protection of t
 raditional medicine\, appellations of origin\, geographical indications 
 and collective marks.\n\n\n\n6. AI and the law: navigating the legal lan
 dscape of artificial intelligence with a media focus\n\nThere are severa
 l legal issues that arise from the use of artificial intelligence (AI)\,
  including:\n\n\n	Liability: One of the main legal issues with AI is who
  is responsible if an AI system causes harm. Should it be the designer o
 r developer of the AI system\, the owner of the system\, or the user of 
 the system?\n	Intellectual Property: AI can create new inventions and wo
 rks of art that may raise questions about who owns the intellectual prop
 erty rights. For example\, who owns the copyright to a song written by a
 n AI system?\n	Privacy: AI systems can collect and process vast amounts 
 of personal data\, which raises questions about data protection and priv
 acy.\n	Discrimination: There is a risk that AI systems can reinforce exi
 sting biases and discrimination in society. This raises questions about 
 how to ensure that AI is developed and used in a fair and non-discrimina
 tory manner.\n	Regulation: The rapid pace of technological change in the
  AI field means that existing regulations may not be adequate. This rais
 es questions about how to regulate AI in a way that promotes innovation 
 while also protecting public safety and other important values.\n\n\n\n\
 n7. Recent developments in space law\n\n\n	On tourism in space.\n	Ethics
  in space.\n	Debris mitigation.\n\n\nSpecial areas:\n\n\n	Dispute resolu
 tion.\n	Arbitration for space law.\n	Space areas for dispute – ideas of 
 solving them.\n\n\n\n\n8. Copying anterior art work(s)\n\n\n	Comment on 
 the Warhol US Supreme court ruling and other jurisdictions rules.\n\n\nW
 hat is a fake in art (and law)? \n\n\n	A new law is currently discussed 
 in France and other jurisdictions rules.\n\n\n\n\n9. Open banking\n\nAt 
 the crossroads of technology and financial regulation\, open banking pro
 mises to change the way we interact with money\, helping consumers gain 
 better control and financial freedom through more flexible financial ser
 vices powered by technological innovation.\n\nOpen banking\, as a set of
  technologies\, provides a method for an authorized party (like a fintec
 h) to access a customer’s financial information (like its bank account) 
 in the same way that the authorizing customer can\, whether it is by loo
 king at the information\, or initiating payments on behalf of the custom
 er.\n\nThe way in which countries have dealt with the regulatory challen
 ges of this fast-changing environment is vastly different\, and the succ
 ess of any legal design over another to support the growth of this marke
 t while fostering financial inclusion and protecting consumers privacy i
 s still yet to be determined.\n\nThis roundtable seeks to discuss:\n\n\n
 	What is open banking.\n	Regulatory driven and industry driven approache
 s to open banking.\n	Evolution from open banking to open finance to open
  data.\n	New capabilities of APIs\, beyond payments.\n	Points to conside
 r when advising FinTech companies in the open banking sector.\n	Privacy 
 challenges on the implementation of an open banking environment.\n\n\n\n
 \n10.Learning to be lawful: Understanding Competition Law in an Algorith
 mic Era\n\nImplications of algorithms in terms of competition liability 
 and the use of more advanced (i.e. machine learning) algorithms have bee
 n heavily debated since the publication of the final report on the E-com
 merce sector inquiry in May 2017 in the EU. Although the topic has been 
 popular among scholars\, there have been a scarcity of case law since th
 en. However it seems that competition authorities have started picking u
 p on harms to competition (and consumers) arising from algorithmic syste
 ms again. For example\, in the paper that was published in 2021\, the Co
 mpetition Market Authority (UK) (CMA) reminded that they will 'monitor d
 evelopments in the application of machine learning … to ensure that they
  do not lead to anti-competitive behaviour or consumer detriment' as par
 t of the new ex-ante regime for digital markets. Recently the Korea Fair
  Trade Commission (KFTC) also decided that the technology platforms\, Na
 ver and Kakao\, engaged in an unlawful algorithm manipulation. In these 
 cases the KFTC have also tested their abilities to detect and prove anti
 competitive effects of algorithms. \n\nSome of the issues we propose to 
 discuss: \n\n\n	The role of algorithms in anti-competitive practices (e.
 g. algorithmic collusion\, exclusionary practices) and the main legal qu
 estions they pose for practitioners (e.g. liability). \n	The reasons of 
 why there have been only a few cases on anticompetitive use of algorithm
 s and whether KFTC's decisions can potentially turn the tide. \n	Advisin
 g clients on mitigation of risk associated with the use of algorithms.\n
 \n\n\n\n11.AI and data privacy / sports and e-sports data\n\nThis round 
 table would look at the treatment of personal data in the context of spo
 rts and e-sports\, focussing on Project Red Card and claims that data co
 mpanies are using players' personal data without the right to do so. Spe
 akers from the UK and one other jurisdiction (possibly North American) w
 ill outline arguments for and against the rights of players – and the in
 terests of data\, betting and gaming and e-sports companies. With sports
  data at the core of huge business valuations\, might data rights (rathe
 r than IP rights in databases) be the next battlefield?\n\nAdvising clie
 nts on mitigation of risk associated with the use of algorithms.\n\n\n\n
 12. Auditing AI - How to address the risks of bias and discrimination in
  your AI tools\n\nAs AI becomes more sophisticated\, companies are incre
 asingly relying on it to power everything from enterprise systems to mar
 keting campaigns. However\, several companies have been burned by AI pro
 ducts that have been released into the public and later demonstrated bia
 s or discriminatory results (who remembers Microsoft’s Twitter chatbot?)
 . In addition to the potential for legal liability\, AI bias can also re
 sult in brand and reputational damage. To stay ahead of these issues\, c
 ompanies should be implementing programs to audit the use of AI in their
  tools. In this roundtable\, we will discuss the regulations and guideli
 nes we can leverage to create frameworks for auditing AI\, the key stake
 holders who should have a role in the process\, and the checkpoints and 
 checklists that companies are leveraging to help their teams understand 
 how to identify and address these risks.\n\n\n\n13. Global tech legal sh
 owdown\n\nThis session will look at the trends in global technology disp
 utes with regional expert commentary into current litigation in UK\, EU\
 , US\, Australia and Asia (Latam could also be included). The session wi
 ll also provide some useful legal and practical insights for non-litigat
 ors –commercial tech lawyers on how to minimize the risk of their tech a
 greements being subjected to regulatory or court scrutiny.\n\n\n\n14. Tr
 ansactions in the Metaverse\n\n\n	Same as in a “traditional” Internet en
 vironment? \n	How to best protect “ownership”. \n	Use of NFTs. \n\n\nPar
 ticipant to the roundtable may expect to get a better understanding of t
 he differences between transactions in the Metaverse and traditional tra
 nsactions\, including under the legal\, operational and commercial angle
 s. Also\, the question of forum shopping is of a renewed acute nature\, 
 since transactions in the Metaverse are likely to see various Courts\, i
 n various countries\, rule that they have jurisdiction over these cases\
 , which is likely to lead to new difficulties. Participants will discuss
  how to tackle these aspects\, after having also laid out the various us
 e cases of NFTs.\n\nBy engaging with experts and discussing these issues
  with other participants\, they will be able to identify potential solut
 ions to these challenges and gain a better understanding of how to navig
 ate them.  Overall\, the roundtable provides an opportunity for particip
 ants to deepen their knowledge of the metaverse and NFTs from a legal an
 d operational perspective\, learn about best practices\, and network wit
 h other professionals in the field.\n\n\n\n15. Digital market act and di
 gital service act: a blueprint for global digital regulation\n\nThis tab
 le will discuss new EU legislation that has been adopted\, and that is s
 till in proposal stage\, as part of the EU Digital Single Market and Dig
 ital Decade strategies\, with an emphasis not only on risks but also opp
 ortunities\, and the challenges presented to in-house lawyers. Laws disc
 ussed would include the DSA\, DMA and AI Act\, but also lesser-known law
 s like the Platform Work Directive and the proposals regarding product l
 iability.\n\n\n\n\n16. Low Earth orbit satellite services to rule the wo
 rld?\n\nLEO satellite constellations have the potential to provide conne
 ctivity in geographic areas which are hard to reach with fixed and terre
 strial mobile infrastructure and also to provide services in jurisdictio
 ns with limited infrastructure. However\, the operators of satellite con
 stellations potentially face numerous legal challenges before they could
  be seen as significant competitors to terrestrial telecommunications in
 frastructure providers. Satellite constellations are subject to complex 
 spectrum allocation\, filing and coordination proceedings at internation
 al level and\, subsequently\, also to national spectrum assignment proce
 edings in order to become operational and enter the market. National sec
 urity and cyber security risks\, as well as potential requirements to co
 mply with existing telecommunications infrastructure regulation\, are al
 so issues to be considered by LEO satellite operators and service provid
 ers.\n\n\n
LOCATION:Room 252 A&B\, Level 2
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