This Article is an annotated transcript of a panel that occurred on February 11, 2011 at the American University Washington College of Law. The podcast of the event can be found on the American University website at http://media.wcl.american.edu/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/ Default.aspx?peid=49b34600-ffa6-412c-a0da-e61e47d040f. The event was co-sponsored by the Washington College...
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