Chris Castle advises clients on matters of public policy in the digital world, and is a vigorous advocate for strong copyright protection and enforcement.
We are involved with the negotiation of issues relating to the content industries in Washington and abroad. Chris speaks and writes frequently on international digital industry issues. In 2007, Chris interviewed U.S. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters at "An Evening With Marybeth Peters" at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library during SXSW and was a panelist at the Progress & Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit as well as the Global Music Forum in Toronto.
Chris has participated in international conferences on intellectual property, testified on DRM issues before the All Parties Internet Group of the UK Parliament, and was a panelist at the Progress & Freedom Foundation's Congressional seminar on the PERFORM Act at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC.
Conferences:
American Association of Independent Music (Legal Committee)
Association of Independent Music Publishers
Austin Film Festival
Austin Music Foundation Music Industry Boot Camp
California Copyright Conference
California Lawyers for the Arts Music Business Seminars
Canadian Music Week
Commonwealth Club of California INFORUM
CMJ
Copyright Society of the United States
Digital Hollywood
Digital Music Conference, Miami
E3
Entertainment Law Symposium, State Bar of Minnesota
Entertainment Law Institute, State Bar of Texas
Future Forum, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library
IP and the Internet Conference, State Bar of California
Musexpo
NARM
North Texas New Music Festival
NXNE
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Progress & Freedom Foundation Aspen Summit
Progress & Freedom Foundation Congressional Seminars
South by Southwest
SurroundExpo
Advisory Boards:
Austin Music Foundation
Entertainment and Media Management Institute,
Anderson Graduate School of Management
