August 17 & 18,
2007
The Regency Center
San Francisco
Lawrence E. Feldman, Leflaw.com/Dmusic.com/boycott-riaa.com

Panel: Sue Me, Sue You, Sue Everybody!
Saturday, August 18, 2:10 pm - Lodge Room

Lawrence E. Feldman (Leflaw.com, Dmusic.com, boycott-riaa.com) is an
attorney and musician from Philadelphia with a diverse background in
class actions, the internet, music and intellectual property.

He has been involved in class actions in the music industry such as the
AFTRA pension case, (2001) Sony BMG root kit class action (2006) Mp3.com
litigation(2000), Minimum Advertised Price (map) price fixing litigation,(2002)
and others. He has also represented several persons sued by the RIAA
for downloading.


Mr. Feldman has lectured on entertainment, copyright and trademark
litigation at Temple University. He has also represented well-known
entertainers and companies in the music industry. His law firm,
Lawrence E. Feldman & Associates, is a general civil practice
emphasizing complex commercial and tort litigation, including class
action litigation, consumer rights, computer law, internet law,
medical malpractice, copyright and trademark law, and entertainment
law. Feldman has also represented artists and entertainers in digital
music matters. Feldman has represented artists and entertainers as
diverse as Carl Gardner of the Coasters, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kendricks,
Ruffin & Edwards of the Temptations, Dave Peverette (Foghat), Bill
Keith, Bill Pinkney of the Original Drifters, Clement Dodd (Studio
One), members of Survivor, Toto, the Byrds, and others.

Feldman also is a principle in Dmusic.com and Boycott-riaa.com, two
long standing websites that have served the independent and non-DRM
music movements since 2001.

Mr. Feldman has been involved in several seminal class actions,
including In Re First Pennsylvania Securities Litigation, No. 80-1643
(E.D. Pa.); Bergman v. Sanders, No. 79-3662 (E.D.Pa.); In re Eastern
Sugar Antitrust Litigation, 697 F.2d 524 (E.D.Pa. 1983)); Eisenberg v.
Gagnon, (first racketeering case applied to limited partnerships)
(E.D.Pa.1985 ): In re VMS Funds Securities Litigation ($100 million
settlement 1990); Gateway 2000 Pentium warranty settlement (1996)
Iomega Zip drive settlement (1999). Mr. Feldman was also the chief
negotiator in Curley v. Cumberland Farms (1992), a RICO settlement which
resulted in a $10 million settlement for overly aggressive loss
prevention and collection activity.

Feldman is a guitarist and violinist who has played or recorded with
David Bromberg, Jim Rooney, John Lincoln Wright, Jim and Jesse, Lester
Chambers and others, and has produced several jazz albums for Rounder
Records. An example of his playing can be found at
here
or
here.








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