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TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,404, July 5, 2012.
Thursday, July 5, 2012, Alert No. 2,404.
7/3. The US SAFE WEB Act is scheduled to sunset next year. The House Commerce Committee (HCC) announced that its Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will hold a hearing on July 12 on a yet to be introduced bill that would extend this sunset. See, HCC notice.
6/26. The Senate confirmed Robin Rosenbaum to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court (SDFl) by a vote of 92-3. See, Roll Call No. 167.
6/26. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC), won the Republican Utah primary election. He will be the Republican candidate for the US Senate in the November 6 general election.
The House will not meet on the week of Monday, July 2, through Friday, July 6.
The Senate will not meet on the week of Monday, July 2, through Friday, July 6.
12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. The Federalist Society will host an event titled "2012 Annual Supreme Court Round Up". The price to attend is $50. Lunch will be served. Location: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave., NW.
The House will meet at 2:00 PM. The schedule for the week may include consideration of HR 4402 [LOC | WW], the "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012".
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Rembrandt Technologies v. Cablevision Systems, App. Ct. No. 2012-1022. See, Federal Circuit calendar. Location: Courtroom 201.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Liquidnet Holdings v. Pulse Trading, App. Ct. No.2011-1508, an appeal from the U.S. District Court (SDNY). See, Federal Circuit calendar. Location: Courtroom 402.
2:00 PM. The House Foreign Affairs Committee's (HFAC) Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights will hold a hearing titled "Continued Human Rights Attacks on Families in China". See, notice. Location: Room 2200, Rayburn Building.
3:00 - 5:00 PM. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host a speech by Keith Alexander (Director of the National Security Agency) "Cybersecurity and American Power: Addressing New Threats to America's Economy and Military". The AEI notice states that this event will focus on "Chinese hackers". Location: AEI, 12th floor, 1150, 17th St., NW..
Deadline to submit comments to the Copyright Office (CO) regarding its proposed rules changes regarding the filing of notices of intention to obtain a compulsory license, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 115. The CO proposes to provide an option for electronically filing the notice. Comments are due by 5:00 PM on July 9, 2012. See, notice in the Federal Register (FR), Vol. 77, No. 102, Friday, May 25, 2012, at Pages 31237-31240.
Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [182 pages in PDF] regarding its collection of universal service taxes. The FCC adopted this item on April 27, 2012, and released the text on April 30. It is FCC 12-46 in WC Docket Nos. 06-122 and GN Docket No. 09-51. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 110, Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Pages 33896-33944.
10:00 AM. The Senate Banking Committee (SBC) will hold a hearing titled "Developing the Framework for Safe and Efficient Mobile Payments, Part 2". See, notice. Location: Room 538, Dirksen Building.
10:15 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Communications and Technology (SCT) will hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The witnesses will be the five Commissioners of the FCC. See, notice. Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. The Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 's HIT Policy Committee will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 120, Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Pages 37407-37408. Location: Renaissance Washington, DC DuPont Circle Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Ave., NW.
1:00 - 2:00 PM. The American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law will host a webcast presentation titled "Privacy & Information Security Update". The speakers will be Aryeh Friedman (Dun & Bradstreet), Edward McNicholas (Sidley Austin), and Elisa Jillson (Sidley Austin). No CLE credits. See, ABA notice.
9:30 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing titled "Oversight of the Impact on Competition of Exclusion Orders to Enforce Standard-Essential Patents". See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The House Judiciary Committee's (HJC) Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security will hold a hearing titled "National Security Leaks and the Law". See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Heritage Foundation (HF) will host two panels titled "Scholars & Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court's 2011-2012 Term". The speakers will be Donald Verrilli (Solicitor General of the US), Richard Epstein (NYU law school), Michael Carvin (Jones Day), Edwin Meese (HF), David Savage (Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune), Mark Sherman (The Associated Press), Howard Bashman (How Appealing), and Todd Gaziano (HF). See, notice. Location: HF, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Technology Patents v. Deutsche Telekom, App. Ct. No. 2011-1581. See, Federal Circuit calendar. Location: Courtroom 402.
12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The Technology Policy Institute (TPI) will host an event titled "The Effect of File Sharing on Music and Movie Sales: Reviewing the Research". Stan Liebowitz (University of Texas at Dallas) will present a paper titled "The Metric is the Message: How much of the Decline in Sound Recording Sales is due to File-Sharing?" See, notice. Location: First Amendment Lounge, National Press Club, 529 14th St., NW.
1:00 - 2:00 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast and teleconferenced presentation titled "Recent Developments in Insider Trading and Market Abuse Regulation in the US, UK/EU and Asia". The speakers will be Edward Greene (Cleary Gottlieb), Manfred Ketzer (Hausmaninger Kletter), Piyasena Perera (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune), and Cheryl Nichols (Howard University School of Law). Prices vary. See, ABA notice.
1:00 - 2:00 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a panel discussion titled "Summer Associate and Intern Panel on Advertising, Privacy, and Consumer Protection Law: Exciting Career Opportunities in an Emerging Practice". The speakers will be Daniel Blynn (Kelley Drye & Warren), Katherine Campbell (FTC), Sang Lee (DOJ), Adrienne Fowler (DOJ), Kristin McPartland (Kelley Drye & Warren), and David Conway (Venable). No CLE credits. See, notice. Location: Bryan Cave, 1155 F St., NW.
1:00 PM. The DC Bar Association will host a panel discussion titled "The Politics of Copyright". The speakers will be Ernesto Falcon (Public Knowledge), Susan Ferrechio (D.C. Examiner), James Losey (New America Foundation), and Paige Gold. The price to attend ranges from $10 to $45. No CLE credits. See, notice. For more information, call 202-626-3488. The DC Bar has a history of barring reporters from its events. Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St., NW.
6:00 PM. Deadline to submit short form applications to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) in connection with Auction 901. This is the reverse auction, scheduled to commence on September 27, 2012, to award $300 Million in one time Mobility Fund Phase I support scheduled to commence on September 27, 2012. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 105, Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Pages 32092-32111.
6:00 - 8:00 PM. The Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Young Lawyers Committee will host an event titled "Trivia Night". For more information, contact Matt Gerst at MGerst at ctia dot org or Justin Faulb at Faulb at lojlaw dot com. Location: Laughing Man Tavern, 1306 G St., NW.
10:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will hold a hearing on HR __, a yet to be introduced bill to reauthorize the U.S. SAFE WEB Act. This Act, which sunsets in December, increases the investigatory and information sharing powers of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). See, notice. Location: Room 2322, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold an executive business meeting. The agenda again includes consideration of the nominations of Terrence Berg (USDC/EDMich), Jesus Bernal (USDC/CDCal), and Lorna Schofield (USDC/SDNY). See, notice. The SJC will webcast this meeting. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Cy Technology v. Groupon, App. Ct. No. 2011-1568. See, Federal Circuit calendar. Location: Courtroom 201.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Function Media v. Google, App. Ct. No. 2012-1020. See, Federal Circuit calendar. Location: Courtroom 402.
12:00 NOON - 1:15 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast and teleconferenced presentation titled "The JOBS Act in Ninety Minutes: What Business Lawyers Need to Know". See, HR 3606 [LOC | WW], the "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act", an act that reduces regulatory burdens to increase access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. President Obama signed it into law on April 5, 2012. It is now Public Law No. 112-106. CLE credits. Prices vary. See, notice.
4:00 - 7:15 PM. The DC Bar Association will host a presentation titled "Antitrust Investigations: Tactical and Ethical Issues". The speakers will be Ray Hartwell (Hunton & Williams), Donald Klawiter (Sheppard Mullin), and Ann O'Brien (DOJ Antitrust Division). The price to attend ranges from $89 to $129. Reporters are barred from attending most DC Bar events. CLE credits. See, notice. For more information, call 202-626-3488. Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St., NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Fox Group v. Cree, App. Ct. No. 2011-1576, an appeal from the U.S. District Court (EDVA). See, Federal Circuit calendar. Location: Courtroom 201.
12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a teleconferenced presentation titled "June Antitrust Update for In-House Counsel". No CLE credits. See, notice.
Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Public Notice [MS Word], DA 12-818, regarding the privacy and data security practices of mobile wireless services providers with respect to customer information stored on their users' mobile communications devices. See also, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 114, Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Pages 35336-35338.

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