“WikiLeaks” and “WikiWars”
Litigation Responses And Beyond

1.0 credit in areas of professional practice

The disclosure and mass publication of classified government documents and diplomatic cables on the WikiLeaks websites and in major media outlets -- coupled with the actual and threatened release of internal corporate documents -- have prompted companies and other organizations to ask what, if anything, are the proper litigation and non-litigation responses to the disclosure of internal documents and intellectual property.  At the same time, it has raised new legal and ethical considerations for news organizations faced with the decision to publish or not publish such documents.  In a “post-Wikileaks world,” what can an organization do when its most sensitive (or embarrassing) communications are disclosed or threatened to be disclosed?  And should the legal protections afforded both those who leak and those who publish be recalibrated in light of  the “WikiLeaks phenomenon” -- involving the convergence of “hactivism,” new methods of mass communication, computer attacks, and the participation of the mainstream and non-mainstream media?

Featuring:

Joseph V. DeMarco, Esq., of DeVore & DeMarco LLP, and David E. McCraw, Esq., Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times Company, this program will cover (1) how state and federal criminal and civil laws may apply to corporate WikiLeaks situations; (2) First Amendment and public interest considerations in such cases; and (3) what practical steps organizations and companies can take before, during, and after an incident.

Agenda Topics:

Federal and State Laws Applicable to Stolen Documents
Recent Criminal and Civil Litigations
Constitutional and Policy Considerations
 

Program Faculty:

Joseph V. DeMarco, Esq., Partner, DeVore & DeMarco LLP
David E. McCraw, Esq., Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times Company

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