Karen Kramer

Current

• Director of Legal Affairs at TiVo Inc.

Past

• Attorney at Baker & Hostetler
• In-house counsel at The Washington Post
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan at United States District Court (S.D.N.Y)

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Education

• Stanford University Law School
• Stanford University
• Georgetown University Law Center

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Industry

Online Media

Karen Kramer’s Summary

A seasoned litigator and business lawyer, I can offer full-service legal advice. My career has focused particularly on the cross roads between media and technology industries. I have published and given presentations on topics such as First Amendment, copyright law on the Internet, trademarks, and leadership. Prior to joining TiVo Inc., where I serve as Director of Legal Affairs, I worked in-house at The Washington Post and at a top 100 firm.

Karen Kramer’s Specialties:

Internet, new media, digital media, copyright, trademark, IPTV, First Amendment, libel, privacy, FOIA, advertising, promotions, newspapers, book publishing, entertainment, contracts, technology, litigation, corporate, content, technology transactions, and licensing.

Karen Kramer’s Experience

• Director of Legal Affairs

  TiVo Inc.

  (Public Company; tivo; Consumer Electronics industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

  Spearhead the legal side of new content initiatives and interactive advertising on the TiVo service. Strategically manage TiVo's trademark and copyright practices. Negotiate content partnerships, licensing, technology development, international, advertising, and marketing agreements. Advise about a variety of corporate matters. Provide risk assessment and practical guidance on issues such as DMCA compliance, open source code, fair use of content, intellectual property disputes, promotions, and false and deceptive advertising practices.

• Attorney

  Baker & Hostetler

  (Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  1999 — 2004 (5 years )

  Co-chaired the Intellectual Property department of the D.C. office and served as a member of the firm's premier, First Amendment team. Provided full legal services to many start-up technology and media companies. Litigated numerous First Amendment, defamation, trademark, copyright, and false and deceptive advertising cases.

• In-house counsel

  The Washington Post

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1996 — 1999 (3 years )

  Negotiated and drafted hundreds of contracts and licensing agreements; worked closely with the news room, conducting prepublication review of stories to reduce the risks of defamation and other liability claims; managed outside counsel for litigation matters; directly litigated, argued and won a precedent-setting case about public records under Freedom of Information laws; advised on numerous copyright and trademark matters; responded to and and oversaw investigations of complaints of employment discrimination claims; wrote Family and Medical Leave Act policy and other employment policies; and conducted general corporate work.

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan

  United States District Court (S.D.N.Y)

  (Judiciary industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

  Assisted the judge in all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motions practice and trial.

Karen Kramer’s Education

• Stanford University Law School

  J.D. , 1992 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  Elected to Stanford Law Review and graduated with Distinction (top 20%)

• Stanford University

  B.A. , American Studies , 1988 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Elected to Cap & Gown (Stanford's Honors Society for Women); Graduated with Departmental Honors and Distinction (Top 20%); awarded research grant; Member and pledge class president of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority

• Georgetown University Law Center

Additional Information

Karen Kramer’s Interests:

Hiking, mountain biking, and reading

Karen Kramer’s Groups:

Member in good standing of California, Maryland, and Washington, D.C bars
Advisory Board Member, Santa Clara Journal of Computer & High Technology Law Journal
Board Member, Cap & Gown (Stanford’s honor’s society for women), WILBA

•    Media & Entertainment Law Group
•    ACC-SFBA
•    Stanford University Alumni
•    Cap & Gown Women Leaders at Stanford

Karen Kramer’s Honors:

SELECTED LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

The Supreme Court’s Balancing Act Between the Risks of Liability for Copyright Infringement and Rewards for Innovation, 22 SANTA CLARA COMPUTER & HIGH TECH LAW JOURNAL 160 (2006)

Intent: The Road Not Taken in the Ninth Circuit’s Post-Napster Analysis of Contributory Copyright Infringement,
21 SANTA CLARA COMPUTER & HIGH TECH LAW JOURNAL 525 (2005)

Making Your FOIA Request a Rush Job, QUILL (October 2000)

Navigating the Risks of Pre-Publication Threats to Sue, QUILL (September 1999)

The Free Rider Problem and First Amendment Concerns: A Balance Upset by New Limitations in Mandatory
Student Fees, 21 JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LAW 691 (1995)

SELECTED PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS

Leadership, Third Annual Townsend Women’s Forum 2007

Grokster: The Day the Music and Movie File Sharing Died? Santa Clara Law School 2006

Hyperlinking and the First Amendment, D.C. Media Law Committee 2000

Karen Kramer’s Contact Settings

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