[1] From: David Green <david@cni.org> (76)
Subject: FAIR USE TOWN MEETING
[2] From: John D Schaeffer <tb0jds1@corn.cso.niu.edu> (10)
Subject: Position Announcement
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:46:12 -0500
From: David Green <david@cni.org>
Subject: FAIR USE TOWN MEETING
[Editorial note. The issues surrounding "fair use" of material in
electronic form are extremely important for the future of much if not
everything we do as computing humanists. Further announcements on this
subject are forthcoming on Humanist, and any and all discussion most
strongly encouraged. --WM]
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
February 5, 1997
FIRST IN SERIES OF COMMUNITY TOWN MEETINGS ON FAIR USE OF DIGITAL IMAGES
Following is a press release and program for the first in a series of Town
Meetings to educate and engage the community in debate about Fair Use, the
ramifications of new technology and copyright legislation and new voluntary
"Guidelines," especially regarding the educational use of digital images.
NINCH will be a partner in the production, recording and management of
resources resulting from these meetings.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (212) 691-1051
February 4, 1997 Katie Hollander, ext.206
Craig Houser, ext. 208
Mary-Beth Shine, ext. 210
nyoffice@collegeart.org
TOWN MEETING: FAIR USE OF DIGITAL IMAGES
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Sunday, February 16, 1997, 9:30 to 4:30
Fair Use of Digital Images, the first in a series of town meetings co-
sponsored by the College Art Association and the American Council of Learned
Societies, will take place on Sunday, February 16, from 9:30 to 4:30 at Cooper
Union's Great Hall, 1 Cooper Square. This first town meeting follows the 85th
annual College Art Association conference at the New York Hilton, February 12-
15, 1997.
What can artists, curators, librarians, and scholars do with digital
images?
Although technologies of digital networks open the door to many new
possibilities, copyright law will also play a critical role in shaping what we
can do. The purpose of this first town meeting is to allow wide discussion of
what is "fair use" of digital images.
Digital networks pose many new challenges for copyright law. This is
particularly so with regard to images, which may now be easily digitized and
accessed from remote locations. Who will hold the rights? What will be "fair
use" (a key concept in copyright law) of such images? Who will have to pay for
what? This town meeting will explore these issues, putting a particular focus
on guidelines recently drafted by the Conference on Fair Use (CONFU), which are
proposed for wide endorsement by organizations and will have implications for
all users, creators, and rights holders. In short, how can we all live
together?
In addition to CAA and ACLS, The National Initiative for a Networked
Cultural Heritage (NINCH) is participating in sponsoring what will be a series
of town meetings around the country, which are made possible by a generous
grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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PROGRAM
Town Meeting: Fair Use of Digital Images
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Sunday, February 16, 1997, 9:30 to 4:30
Great Hall
Morning Session 9:30 a.m. To 12:30 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks: Susan Ball, Executive Director, College Art Association
Introduction to the Issues: Pat Williams and David Green, Moderators
Legal Introduction to Copyright:
Speaker TBA
Presentation of Predicaments:
Leila Kinney, Art Historian, MIT
Lyndel King, Director, Weisman Art Museum
Nancy Macko, Artist, Scripps College
Outline of Proposed CONFU Guidelines for Fair Use of Digital Images:
Cameron Kitchin, American Association of Museums
Lunch - 12:30-1:30 p.m. (on your own)
Afternoon Session 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Exploring the Issues: Susan Ball and Pat Williams, Moderators
General Issues/Topics
Copyright Education - Kenneth Crews, Indiana University-
Purdue University Indianapolis
Liability - Adam Eisgrau, American Library Association
Artists' Rights - Ted Feder, Artists Rights Society
Copy Photography - Macie Hall, Johns Hopkins University
Site Licensing - Geoffrey Samuels, MLC Development
Practical Use of Web Sites
Annette Weintraub, Artist, City University of New York
Elizabeth Schmidt, Colonial Williamsburg
Kathy Cohen, Art Historian, San Jose State University
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 09:37:06 -0500 (EST)
From: John D Schaeffer <tb0jds1@corn.cso.niu.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Coordinator-Computer Assisted Instruction
Full-time position to coordinate department's Networked Writing and
Research Lab. Responsible for maintaining and upgrding computer lab, web
site, faculty development in computer based instruction in writing
courses, and working with other university ffices to coordinate delivery
of computer services to the department's Freshman English Program.
Salary: $30,000 for 10 months. Send application letter, vita, and
dossier with at least three letters of recommendation to John D.
Schaeffer, Director of Freshman English, English Department, NIU, DeKalb
IL 60115-2863. Application deadline: March 1, 1997. AA/EEO.