Background
Tanenbaum, William A. was born in 1954 in Rochester, New York, United States.
Tanenbaum, William A. was born in 1954 in Rochester, New York, United States.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1976). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Rogers & Wells (New York, NY) specializing in Technology Law, Computer Law, Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law, Internet and Online Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, New York. Phi Beta Kappa. President, The Computer Law Association, 1995-1996.
Chairman, Internet & Online Task Force, 1996. Editor-in-Chief, The Computer Law Association Bulletin, 1986-1994. Author (selected publications): "Country-by-Country Guide to International Copyright Treaty Membership".
"Software and Year 2000 Compliance," Forum on Intellectual Property as Part of Strategic Management in the United States. Market, London, October 1, 1996. "Buyer Beware When Purchasing Free Pre-Existing Works: Multimedia Producers Face Difficult Legal Challenges When Using Public Domain Works," Public Domain, August 1996.
"Intellectual Property Due Diligence for Online Services, Internet Web Site Development and International Conflict of Laws Analysis," Seventeenth Computer Law Institute sponsored by the University of Southern California Law Center, May 16, 1996. "Copyright Questions Haunt United States. Multimedia Producers," Intellectual Property Worldwide, April/May 1996 (also published electronically on the Internet).
"Lost in Cyberspace: The United States. National Information Infrastructure White Paper and Copyright in the Electronic Age," Multimedia and the Internet: Global Challenges for Law, an international conference sponsored by the Computer Law Association, the International Federation of Computer Law Association and the Belgian Computer Law Association, Brussels, June 1996. "Intellectual Property Due Diligence for Multimedia Strategic Alliances," The Interactive Multimedia Sourcebook (in CD-Rom and print formats) 1995.
"Protecting Intellectual Property Assets When Positioning for Partnership or Buy-Out," Technology New York Report, February 1995. "New Law Extends Copyright Protection and Moral Rights to Buildings," the New York Society of Architects Bulletin, July 1994 (published in conjunction with the award of the Society's Sidney L. Strauss Award in recognition of Mr. Tanenbaum's work in the field of architectural copyright).
"Intellectual Property Due Diligence for Multimedia Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures," 11 Computer Law 10, November 1994. "Architectural Copyright Issues for Real Estate Lawyers," New York Real Estate Reporter, April and May 1995. "The Intellectual Property Aspects of Creating and Selling Multimedia Products in the United States," The World Computer Services Industry Congress IX, Yokohama, Japan, June 12, 1994.
"Creating Multimedia Using Public Domain and Derivative Works," Interactive Update, April 5, 1994. "Work Made for Hire and Joint Authorship After CCNV v. Reid," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, August 6, 1993.
"Copyright Registration of Multimedia Works," Fourteenth Annual Computer Law Institute, September 30, 1993. "Intellectual Property Protection in Eastern Europe," The General Counsel Advisor, May 1993. "Copyright Protection Extended to Buildings," The National Law Journal, Intellectual Property Law Supplement, February 24, 1992.
"United States. Copyright Law After the Berne, Moral Rights and 1990 Amendments," 4 European Intellectual Property Law Review 449, December, 1991. "Federal Protection of Moral Rights for the First Time: The New Visual Artists Rights Act," 3 The Journal of Proprietary Rights, December, 1991. Co-Author: "Integrated Intellectual Property Protection for Multimedia Works," The National Law Journal, Intellectual Property Supplement, November 1, 1993.
"Copyright Decisions Increase the Value of Patent Protection for Software," 5 Journal of Proprietary Rights 2, February, 1993. "The Impact of the New Visual Artists Rights Act," The New York Law Journal, April 9, 1993. Speech on Multimedia Law Broadcast on Court TV in July, 1994.
Chairman of legal conferences and panels: Conference Chairman, Multimedia and Online Law Conference, Practicing Law Institute, New York, January 23-24, 1994. Conference Chairman, "Internet, Online and Multimedia Law Conference," Continuing legal education International, Denver, February 1997. Conference Co-Chair, "Multimedia and the Law: Protecting Your Clients' Interests," Practicing Law Institute, New York and San Francisco, January and February 1996.
Conference co-organizer, "Ninth International Congress on Computer and Telecommunications Law," The Brazilian Computer and Telecommunications Law Association, Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 4-5, 1995. Conference Co-Chair, "Licensing and Other Intellectual Property Transactions," the American Conference Institute, San Francisco, May 18-19, 1995. Legal Panel Chair, "Multimedia Creation, Licensing and Distribution," The 11th Annual Seminar on Computer Law, New York Law Journal Seminars, New York City, March 21-22, 1995.
Legal Program Chair, The World Computer Services Industry Congress IX, Yokohama, Japan, June 12-15, 1994. Quoted on intellectual property law in: The Economist, July 17, 1996. The National Law Journal, April 27, 1996.
The New York Law Journal, April 11, 1996 and July 5, 1995. Engineering News-Record, October 4, 1994 (architectural copyright). The Recorder, June 1993.
The Sacramento Business Journal, November, 1992. Board of Editors: Multimedia Law Strategist. Editorial Advisory Board: Multimedia Law Reporter.
Formerly, Partner, Kenyon & Kenyon. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Computer Law Committee, 1995). Computer Law Association (President, 1995-1996.
Vice President, 1994-1995. Secretary-Treasurer, 1993-1994. Member, Board of Directors and Advisory Board, 1988).
The Computer Lawyer Technolaw Roundtable. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Copyright Society of the USA.
New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Copyright Committee, 1995).
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Computer Law Committee, 1995). Computer Law Association (President, 1995-1996. Vice President, 1994-1995.
Secretary-Treasurer, 1993-1994. Member, Board of Directors and Advisory Board, 1988). The Computer Lawyer Technolaw Roundtable.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. Copyright Society of the USA. New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Copyright Committee, 1995).