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Dead End Street General Counsel to Speak on E-Publishing Law COMPANY PRESS RELEASE HOQUIAM, WA – 1 September 2000: Dead End Street SM is pleased to announce that General Counsel John P. Rutledge will serve as a panelist and presenter at the American Conference Institute's first scheduled National Conference on E-Publishing Law, entitled "New Models of Copyright and Contracts for the New Technology." The ACI conference will take place January 22nd and 23rd in New York City. ACI Conference Director Shari Helaine Lichtman writes, "The importance and timeliness of this event cannot be overstated. Every single day, at least one prominent news organization publishes an article or produces a feature concerning how new technologies are revolutionizing the world of publishing. The hotly-debated Napster and DVD cases, the disputes over freelance materials, and Stephen King's electronic book distribution only evidence the complexities and uncertainties facing both online and traditional publishers, authors, and very importantly, those who must advise them of their legal rights and responsibilities." Mr. Rutledge joins an extremely distinguished panel of speakers, including Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, and Patricia Schroeder, AAP President. Truly, this event promises to be a watershed event in the development of the burgeoning epublishing industry. "As one of the premier legal conference organizations, I am proud to join the distinguished group of speakers that will be presenting at the ACI event," says Mr. Rutledge. More information about the conference (and the American Conference Institute generally) can be obtained from the company website www.aci-ny.com or by contacting: Shari Helaine Lichtman About John P. Rutledge: John Paul Rutledge has more than a dozen years of business experience and is a pioneer in the multimedia publishing business. Having received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Loyola Marymount University, a juris doctor cum laude from Howard University School of Law, and a master of laws degree in real property development from the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. Rutledge taught at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, and has authored academic and popular texts, including They All Look Alike: The Inaccuracy of Cross-Racial Identifications, 28 Am. J. Crim. L. (Spring 2001), Drafting a Publishing Agreement: Lessons from the Real World, 16 U. Miami Ent. & Sports L. Rev. (2001), and The Definitive Inhumanity of Capital Punishment, 20 Whittier L. Rev. 283 (1998). He has an abundance of experience in copyright, trademark, high technology and general corporate law. Specifically, he has drafted and negotiated dozens of publishing agreements, handled software anti-piracy matters, drafted software and website development agreements, OEM, ASP, and webcasting agreements, patent and merchandise licenses, terms of use, privacy statements, promissory notes, security agreements and domain name transfers. Likewise he has prepared tour, band member, employment, independent contractor and session agreements, researched digital music performances and prepared copyright registration applications for well known musical groups and software developers. Mr. Rutledge is regularly a featured presenter and panelist at publishing events, including ReBA-Con 2000 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's eBook Conference Changing the Fundamentals of Reading. About the Company: Founded in 1997 by Ivan R. Black, John P. Rutledge and Fred M. Straughn, the company was originally named Dead End Street Publications, LLC. But, upon filing its servicemark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office, the company changed its name to Dead End StreetSM to maximize the value of its servicemark. It has grown from a pioneer in the electronic publishing industry to a leader in the field. The company recently teamed with NuvoMedia, among others, to sponsor ReBA-Con 2000 – the wildly successful industry gathering held June 17th and 18th at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Warf Marriott Hotel. Dead End StreetSM banners and promotional materials were displayed prominently throughout the much trafficked convention site, and its flyers were in almost everyone’s hands. Company officials drew large crowds to their panel discussions, and everyone was talking about Dead End StreetSM. With unquestionably the strongest management team in the industry, Dead End StreetSM has become the prototype of a "branded" business. Synonymous with originality and high quality, the company is recognized as a prominent member of an industry still in its infancy. It has an extremely strong business model and intellectual property foundation. Its current stable contains authors with print publishing credits that include Random House, Dell, Harcourt-Brace and Greenwood/Praeger. Clearly, the world is becoming one big Dead End StreetSM. Investment inquiries should be directed to John P. Rutledge at: jrutledge@deadendstreet.com. |
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