Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Wednesday, October 31st 10:45 AM - Noon Track I: Piracy and Digital Rights Management: Legal, Legislative and Social Issues Surrounding DRM and Anti-Piracy Implementation While there may be no short term fix when it comes to the evolving relationship of the digital technologies and its impact on music, film and information content distribution, what we can perhaps all agree on is that it is becoming a more sophisticated and complex relationship. As broadband grows, with it come not only threats to rights holders, but also potential solutions and new attitudes in public behavior. All the news is not bad. While the adversarial positions in the legal process may not be softening and the legislative proposals continue to weave through the system, there are many factors in the technological space as well as in the marketplace which may come to mitigate or even change the flow of history. In this session, we bring together a group of the primary players in the field, looking to exchange ideas and give us a roadmap for the future. Andy Nobbs, President and Managing Director, Teletrax Reed Stager, Board of Directors Chairman, Digital Watermarking Alliance, Executive Vice President, Digimarc Corporation Jason Oxman, Vice President, Communications, Consumer Electronics Association Paul Jessop, Chief Technology Officer, IFPI Chris Amenita, Senior Vice President, ASCAP Nic Garnett, President, Interight David Rips, Director, Media & Entertainment Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Moderator Reed Stager, Board of Directors Chairman, Digital Watermarking Alliance, Executive Vice President, Digimarc Corporation: Reed Stager serves as Chairman of the Digital Watermarking Alliance, a group of companies that share a common interest in furthering the adoption of digital watermarking and which are actively involved in commercialization of digital watermarking-based applications, systems and services. Mr. Stager also serves as Executive Vice President of Digimarc and leads Digimarc’s Media and Entertainment business and the company’s Intellectual Property and Licensing, Corporate Marketing, and Public Policy initiatives. Additionally, Mr. Stager is chair of the Government Affairs Committee of the Document Security Alliance, on the board of the International Imaging Industry Association, and on the Portland Citizens Crime Commission. He has spoken, testified and worked extensively on media and document security issues at conferences and with Congressional committees and groups such as the National Council of State Legislatures, American Legislative Exchange Council and a number of U.S. States. Mr. Stager has 25 years experience in high technology marketing, business development, strategic planning, services and operations. He holds an M.B.A. from Portland State University and a B.S. in Business from Lewis and Clark College. Paul Jessop acts as Chief Technology Officer for the RIAA on a secondment from IFPI, its London-based international counterpart. He heads the Technology and Standards department and oversees all the collective technical activity in the industry. He works closely with both associations’ legal departments on the evolution of internet related legislation and with industry anti-piracy experts in both the online and offline worlds. Central to the associations’ leadership in the transition to internet delivery of music is the development, promotion and operation of identification schemes – International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for tracks and the Global Release Identifier (GRid) for electronic distribution – both of which are managed by Paul’s department. Paul is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Member of both the Audio Engineering Society and the Royal Institution of Great Britain. He obtained a degree in Engineering and Computer Science at Cambridge and a post-graduate Diploma in Management Studies at Oxford. Paul enjoys travelling with his wife and two sons, who are all qualified scuba divers. Paul is a Divemaster and has held an amateur radio licence since 1975. He recently returned to flying gliders in both the UK and the US. Chris Amenita, Senior Vice President, ASCAP: Christopher Amenita is the Senior Vice President of ASCAP’s Enterprises Group, which is the entrepreneurial division of ASCAP. The Enterprises Group focuses on two main areas: The first is the society’s internet activities, which includes ASCAP’s licensing efforts as well as the evaluation of emerging technologies surrounding the digital delivery of music on the internet. The second area centers on investing and partnering in developing technologies and ventures. Chris was responsible for overseeing ASCAP’s creation of Mediaguide, which is the largest Broadcast Monitoring and Data Information company utilizing audio fingerprinting technology. Chris was also involved in the creation of ASCAP's New Media and Technology Department, ASCAP's Web Site, and has directed numerous projects in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer. He continues to appear on panels discussing the impact of technology on the Music/Entertainment industry. Chris received a Bachelor of Science degree from the New York Institute of Technology. Andy Nobbs, President and Managing Director, Teletrax: In 2002, Andy Nobbs led the team that launched Teletrax (TM), the world's first and only global video watermarking service that has been lauded as one of the most revolutionary television industry innovations in recent years. Teletrax, a joint venture between U.S.-based Medialink Worldwide Incorporated and Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, offers a unique solution that helps content providers such as motion picture studios, TV sports and entertainment program producers and distributors, news organizations and advertisers determine ROI from broadcast verification of airings for network and syndicated programming, evaluation of video news reach and performance, and proof-of-performance of advertising buys. Nobbs oversees all aspects of Teletrax's day-to-day activities around the world including strategy management, business development, global operations and marketing. Under Nobbs' stewardship, Teletrax has rapidly expanded its global monitoring network to nearly 50 nations with more than 1000 channels currently tracked around the world. Leading entertainment, news and media organizations that have signed contracts with Teletrax include Tribune Entertainment, Universal Domestic Television, ABC, Buena Vista, BBC, Reuters Television, NBC News Channel and Media Review International. Nobbs was formerly Content Director at IPC Media, the United Kingdom's largest consumer magazine publisher, which was later sold to AOL Time Warner. At IPC Media, his brief was to accelerate revenue growth of IPC's intellectual properties. Nobbs has previously held executive positions at Emap PLC, Granada Television and ECN. A frequent speaker on the subject of worldwide digital rights and content management, Nobbs has participated in major panel discussions around the world at conferences including Digital Hollywood, Association of International Broadcasters, Broadcasting Engineering India and Broadcast Asia. He has also appeared on television on CNBC, in the print in the Financial Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Television Week and Commonwealth Broadcaster. Jason Oxman, Vice President, Communications, Consumer Electronics Association: Oxman is Vice President of Communications for the Consumer Electronics Association. A seasoned veteran of technology policy for over a decade, Oxman has served the federal government and private sector as a legal expert and communications strategist. At CEA, he oversees the 16 member communications department, which includes technology policy, events, and publications, and serves as a primary spokesperson for CEA and its flagship production, the International CES. As a senior executive at CEA, Oxman also is responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of media outreach and public affairs strategies for CEA’s portfolio of technology policy issues. Prior to joining CEA, Oxman was Managing Director of Law Media Group, a multidisciplinary public relations firm serving technology clients. Over the past decade, he has held senior executive positions in corporations and trade associations, including General Counsel of a telecommunications industry trade association and Vice President of a Silicon Valley-based technology company. Oxman also worked under two different Federal Communications Commission chairmen to develop and implement technology and broadband policies. A former broadcast journalist at both commercial and public radio stations, Oxman is also a lawyer. Oxman holds a B.A. cum laude from Amherst College, an M.S. in Mass Communication from Boston University School of Communication, and a J.D. from Boston University Law School. David W. Rips, Director, Media and Entertainment Practice, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Deloitte Consulting LLP: David is a Director in the Media and Entertainment practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP. David has more than 23 years of experience implementing innovative business concepts and technologies in many industries, including 17 years working directly for and with media and entertainment companies in film, TV, video, music, broadcasting, publishing, games, and production. Among David’s credentials is a seven-year role as a senior executive of a major studio. David’s deep background in the industry, combined with extensive consulting experience, gives him a unique strategic and operational perspective, allowing him to focus on helping clients understand, design and implement effective operational solutions. David is the author of Deloitte’s Point of View “Content Security: Safeguarding High Value Media Assets One Copy at a Time”, Deloitte’s Webinar “Safeguarding Media Assets: Beating Pirates at Their Own Game” and also hosted a Content Security conference at NAB titled “Is it Safe?”. In addition, David is the co-author of Deloitte’s Content Security Maturity Model, which is helping to set the standard for all segments of the filmed entertainment business in securing high-value content prior to public release. David currently resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife and two children. David holds a BA degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania. Nic Garnett, President, Interight: Nic is a leading international authority on rights management and enforcement. He set up and ran the global anti-piracy operations for the recording industry from 1984 to 1999. He then joined InterTrust as its SVP in charge of its DRM standards development. Nic’s consulting practice, Interight, based in Mountain View, CA advises a wide range of clients on digital media and rights management strategies. In 2005 he was commissioned to write a major report on DRM and copyright law for the World Intellectual Property Organization. Nic holds law degrees from Cambridge University and Bordeaux University. He has worked throughout the world on rights management and has especially strong links to Asia and China in particular.