Intellectual Property Experts at O'Melveny & Myers LLP Available for Commentary on Napster and Tasini Cases

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NAPSTER CASE - possible discussion topics:

• Possible results of RIAA's actions against Napster
• How Napster may respond
• Impact of actions on Napster, consumers and the industry
• Other courses of action available to RIAA and Napster

TASINI CASE - possible discussion topics:

• Issues behind the dispute over copyright laws
• Impact of case on freelance writers, online publishers, existing databases

Sources:

Dale Cendali is a partner at the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers and is Co-Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property practice group. She counsels clients regarding the acquisition and retention of intellectual property rights (including Internet issues) and also litigates disputes concerning such rights for leading media, computer and entertainment companies.

Darin Snyder is a partner at the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers and focuses on major civil and criminal litigation matters, with an emphasis on intellectual property and technology-intensive business sectors. Over the last several years, Mr. Snyder has handled a variety of copyright, trade secret, patent, and trademark cases.

If you would like to arrange an interview with Ms. Cendali or Mr. Snyder, please contact: Faye Fardshisheh 212/885-0614 ffardshi@hillandknowlton.com

Catherine Martin 949/223-2309 cmartin@hillandknowlton.com