The Copyright Coalition Thailand, a society of legal professors and lawyers, together with Tilleke & Gibbins, will host a seminar on the topic “Copyright Law in Thailand: Playing Songs on YouTube.” The seminar will feature a panel discussion between Nandana Indananda, a partner in the Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property group, Suthisak Prasartkrukarn of RS PLC, Pisek Jiyasak of Phono Right Co., Ltd., and Oraphan Panatpassana of Chulalongkorn University. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Pissawat Sukontapan, President of the Copyright Coalition Thailand.

Jeffrey J. Blatt, of counsel in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, will make a presentation on “The U.S. v. Apple and Microsoft: ‘The Perfect Storm’” at the RSA Conference 2016 Asia Pacific and Japan. Jeffrey will discuss the FBI’s recent attempt to force Apple to hack its own iPhone. The Apple case, when considered with the U.S. v. Microsoft “Outlook.com” appeal, represents a perfect storm that will determine the future of our businesses and expectations of privacy.

The nominees of Asian Legal Business’s Southeast Asia Law Awards 2016 have been announced, and Tilleke & Gibbins has secured nominations in three categories, as follows:Intellectual Property Firm of the YearThailand Law Firm of the YearVietnam Law Firm of the YearTo determine the winners, a team of researchers at ALB are considering factors such as firms’ breadth and complexity of work, innovation, third-party awards, and market feedback, among other criteria.

The U.S. government has made headlines in recent days for its efforts to force Apple Inc. to allow investigators to bypass the encryption security features of an iPhone that has been tied to the terrorists who conducted an attack in San Bernardino. To comment on the substance and implications of this request, Jeffrey Blatt, Of Counsel in Tilleke & Gibbins’ technology, media, and telecommunications practice, was interviewed in a live broadcast by KTVU News.