http://www.eff.org/event/feed November 09, 2009 - December 09, 2009 en http://www.eff.org/calendar/2009/11/09/eff-future-dvd-panel-and-happy-hour-san-francisco <div class="start">Start: 11/09/2009 - 17:30</div> <div class="end">End: 11/09/2009 - 19:00</div> <p>Please join the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for a panel discussion on "The Future of DVD" at the Varnish Gallery in San Francisco on Monday, November 9, at 5:30 p.m.</p> <p>Panelists include Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm, Real Networks Vice President and General Counsel Bill Way, and EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von Lohmann. "The Future of DVD" will examine the legal battles over DVD rentals, ripping, backups, home media servers, and portable media players. The current legal battles involving RealDVD, Kaleidescape, and Redbox underscore the continuing struggle between Hollywood, consumers, and innovators over the future of the DVD.</p> <p>"The Future of DVD" panel is free and open to the public, and includes a hosted bar. EFF would like to thank Real Networks for helping to make this event possible.</p> <p>WHAT:<br /> "The Future of DVD" Panel and Happy Hour</p> <p>WHEN:<br /> Monday, November 9<br /> 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.</p> <p>WHERE:<br /> Varnish Gallery<br /> 77 Natoma St.<br /> San Francisco, CA</p> <p>RSVP:<br /> For more information or to RSVP, please email <a href="mailto:events@eff.org">events@eff.org</a>.</p> <p>Contact:</p> <p>Rebecca Jeschke<br /> Media Relations Director<br /> Electronic Frontier Foundation<br /> <a href="mailto:press@eff.org">press@eff.org</a></p> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:17:54 -0800 http://www.eff.org/calendar/2009/11/16/future-books-commonwealth-club <div class="start">Start: 11/16/2009 - 18:00</div> <div class="end">End: 11/16/2009 - 19:00</div> <p>Will the printed word become obsolete? Access to information is constantly changing, and the popularity of e-books and online material is on the rise. To survive, publishing companies are trying to adapt to new forms of written media. Discover how innovations such as the Kindle and Google Books will affect us both socially and economically and learn how industry insiders are keeping up with the changes.</p> <p>Kevin Hunsanger, Owner, Green Apple Books<br /> Jared Friedman, Co-founder, Scribd<br /> Brewster Kahle, Director and Co-founder, Archive.org<br /> Dan Clancy, Engineering Director, Google Books<br /> Pamela Samuelson, Distinguished Professor, Law and Information, UC Berkeley<br /> David Hellman, Associate Librarian, SFSU</p> <p>Location: SF Club Office<br /> Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. program<br /> Cost: MEMBERS FREE, $18 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)<br /> Also know: Underwriter: The Bernard Osher Foundation</p> <p>The Commonwealth Club<br /> Meet interesting people. Become one.<br /> 595 Market Street, 2nd floor SF, CA 94105<br /> commonwealthclub.org or (415) 597-6705</p> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:54:24 -0800