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'''Steve Metalitz''' serves as Senior Vice President of the International Intellectual Property Alliance ([[IIPA]]), a private sector coalition of seven U.S. trade associations which represent over 1,900 companies producing and distributing materials protected by copyright laws throughout the world. His primary duties with IIPA focus on issues of copyright protection in the digital and electronic commerce environments, including ratification and implementation of the [[WIPO]] Internet treaties, as well as legal developments in the Asia/Pacific region.<ref>[http://www.iipa.com/html/Bio_Steven_Metalitz.html IIPA]</ref>

'''Steve Metalitz''' is the Senior Vice President of the International Intellectual Property Alliance ([[IIPA]]),<ref>[http://www.msk.com/attorneys/Steven_Metalitz# MSK]</ref> a coalition of U.S. trade associations that represents over 1,900 companies producing and distributing materials protected by copyright laws throughout the world. At IIPA he focuses on protecting the copyright in electronic and print media and execution of the [[WIPO]] Internet laws. He has been counsel to IIPA since 1994.<ref>[http://www.iipa.com/html/Bio_Steven_Metalitz.html IIPA]</ref>

Metalitz is also a partner in the Washington, DC law firm of Smith & Metalitz LLP, specializing in intellectual property, privacy, e-commerce and information law and policy advocacy, primarily for clients in the publishing, recording, motion picture, software and e-commerce sectors.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-metalitz/12/809/41a LinkedIn]</ref> He chairs the [[IPC]].

 

Metalitz is a partner at the Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp law firm. He specializes in intellectual property, privacy and e-commerce sectors. He is a member of the District of Columbia and South Carolina bars.<ref>[http://www.iipa.com/html/Bio_Steven_Metalitz.html IIPA]</ref>

== Education ==

== Education ==

He holds degrees from the University of Chicago (A.B. with honors) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.), is a member of the District of Columbia and South Carolina bars, and is admitted to practice before numerous federal courts.

He has degrees from the University of Chicago (A.B. with honors) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.).<ref>[http://www.iipa.com/html/Bio_Steven_Metalitz.html IIPA]</ref>

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

Since 1994, Steve has been counsel to the International Intellectual Property Alliance ([[IIPA]]). He has also represented copyright coalitions on a wide range of legislative and policy initiatives. As counsel to the Creative Incentive Coalition (CIC), Steve led in the development and drafting of what became the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] in 1998. He has also represented virtually all copyright industry groups in each of the four Copyright Office rulemaking proceedings held pursuant to the DMCA since 2000. For the Coalition for Online Accountability (COA), Steve represents the interests of copyright industry companies, associations and organizations on matters that come before [[ICANN]]. He recently completed serving his sixth term as President of the Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization.<ref>[http://www.msk.com/attorneys/Steven_Metalitz# MSK]</ref>

Steve has worked as counsel for the Creative Incentive Coalition and had a significant role in the development of the [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]] of 1998. Since its inception in 1999, he has also served as counsel to the Copyright Coalition on Domain Names.<ref>[http://www.iipa.com/html/Bio_Steven_Metalitz.html IIPA]</ref> He has represented virtually all copyright industry groups in each of the four Copyright Office rulemaking proceedings held pursuant to the DMCA since 2000.<ref>[http://www.itif.org/people/steven-j-metalitz ITIF]</ref>

 

Metalitz has served six terms as a President of the Intellectual Property Constituency of [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO]]. <ref>[http://www.msk.com/attorneys/Steven_Metalitz# MSK]</ref>

Previously, Steve was General Counsel to the [[Information Industry Association]], and held senior staff positions in the U.S. Senate, including Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, and Chief Nominations Counsel to the Judiciary Committee, after beginning his legal career in private practice in Charleston, South Carolina. Steve has taught copyright law courses and seminars as an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School, has lectured widely here and abroad on copyright and e-commerce topics, and is a frequent witness before Congressional subcommittees.<ref>[http://www.itif.org/people/steven-j-metalitz ITIF]</ref>

He has been the General Counsel of the [[Information Industry Association|IIA]] and has held staff positions in the U.S Senate. As an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School and also abroad, Steve has lectured on copyright law and e-commerce.<ref>[http://www.itif.org/people/steven-j-metalitz ITIF]</ref>

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