BroadbandBreakfast.com Releases Free Webcast on ‘Net Neutrality, Copyright Protection and the National Broadband Plan’

WASHINGTON, January 27, 2010 - Broadband Census News LLC on Wednesday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the BroadbandBreakfast.com event on January 19, 2010: The Town Hall Webcast on the topic of "Net Neutrality, Copyright Protection and the National Broadband Plan."

The event, moderated by Kim Hart of The Hill and Drew Clark of BroadbandBreakfast.com, begins with an introductory welcome by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, and is followed by two panels, the first focused on technolgy, and the second focused on policy.

The event is available on BroadbandBreakfast.com at the following link.

Technical Panel

The technical panel considered the feasibility and desirability of filtering broadband content for copyrighted material, and also address quality-of-service and other issues bearing upon Net neutrality.

• Rick Carnes, President, Songwriters Guild of America
• John Morris, General Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology
• Jeffrey Lawrence, Director, Global Media and Content Policy, Intel Corporation

Policy Panel

The policy panel considered whether the national broadband plan is the right vehicle for addressing copyright and Net neutrality/open internet issues.

• Matthew Henry, Internet Policy Counsel, Data Foundry
• Fernando Laguarda, Vice President, External Affairs and Policy Counselor, Time Warner Cable
• Steven Marks, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Recording Industry Association of America
• Gigi Sohn, President and Founder, Public Knowledge

The National Town Hall Webcast was Sponsored by Data Foundry, Intel Corporation, and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. The Hill was the Media Sponsor.

Don't miss the regular Broadband Breakfast Club series, on the second Tuesday of each month at Clyde's of Gallery Place, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The next event is on "Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Collecting and Using Broadband Data."

Registration for the Broadband Breakfast Club is available at http://broadbandbreakfast.eventbrite.com. There is a $45.00 charge to attend the breakfast; a free video recording will be available a few days following the event.

For further information about sponsorship of either the Intellectual Property Breakfast Club, or the Broadband Breakfast Club, please contact sylvia@broadbandcensus.com, or call 646-262-4630. The Intellectual Property Breakfast Club and the Broadband Breakfast Club are Copyright © Broadband Census News LLC.