The Cato Institute will hold its 8th Annual Tech & Society conference on Thursday, June 17. The topic is: The Law and Economics of File Sharing & P2P Networks.

The program is not yet final, but it will feature Jack Valenti of MPAA, who has some strong views on the topic. As a counterweight, Congressman Rick Boucher, the sponsor of H.R. 107 (see here and here), has been invited. Confirmed panelists include Koleman Strumpf of the University of North Carolina, author of a recent study arguing that file sharing does no harm; Stan Liebowitz of the University of Texas, who is critical of the Strumpf study; and Michael Weiss, CEO of StreamCast Networks/Morpheus.

More detail in a day or two.

posted by James DeLong @ 11:21 AM | General

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