The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth (Northwestern Law) will present the Public Policy Conference on Disruptive Technologies and Over-the-Top Services on April 27, 2015Â at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
The goal of this conference is to provide a forum for economists, legal scholars, industry reps, and government regulators to engage in panel discussions on the issues surrounding the delivery of video entertainment and VOIP via over-the-top services. The conference will feature a Keynote Address by Tim Wu, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia Law School.
Topics that will be explored include:
- Existing and future regulatory structures for ISPs, cable companies, and over-the-top services
- Vertical integration with entertainment studios
- FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: OTT video providers as multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs)
- Mismatch with Legacy Regulatory, Antitrust and Taxation Systems
- Privacy
For information on how to register for the conference and the agenda, please visit the conference website.
