Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 10:14:38 -0400
From: David Green <david@cni.org>
Subject: LACUNY Conference on Fair Use
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NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
April 25
TWO COPYRIGHT EVENTS
Below is information on two upcoming all-day copyright symposia:
1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: PARTICIPANTS' PERSPECTIVES ON
THE W.I.P.O. DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE
<http://www.wcl.american.edu/pub/spals/office.html>
Friday May 2
American University, Washington DC
$50 registration (special discount for nonprofit DFC/NINCH affiliates)
2. ACCESS & EXCELLENCE: COPYRIGHT & THE STRUGGLE FOR FAIR USE
Friday May 16
Baruch College, New York
$25 Registration
David Green
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: PARTICIPANTS' PERSPECTIVES ON
THE W.I.P.O. DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE
May 2, 1997 9:00am to 3:00pm
SPONSORED BY: The Washington College of Law and Computer & Communications
Industry Association
LOCATION:
American University's Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue,
NW. (Parking is prohibited on area residential streets but is available in
the law school's underground pay lot).
BACKGROUND:
On December 20, 1996, a Diplomatic Conference of the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) completed work on the texts of two important
new agreements. The WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and
Phonograms Treaty represent the culmination of a six-year work program;
they are designed to carry the international law of copyright and
neighboring rights into the next millennium and into the future of global
digital information networks. Many of the issues dealt with at the
Conference were controversial, and none more so than the topics which made
up the so-called "digital agenda": transmission rights, the status of
temporary and ephemeral digital reproductions, anti-circumvention measures,
safeguards for copyright management information,
"fair use" in the digital environment, and limitations on the liability of
on-line and Internet service providers. The WIPO treaties will be
presented for Senate ratification in months or even weeks. And the debate
over copyright in
cyberspace in the 105th Congress is likely to be joined around the
provisions of legislation designed to implement those treaties.
The panelists in this symposium are in a position to offer unique and
valuable insights into the meaning of the provisions of the WIPO treaties,
as well as the process by which those provisions were developed. All the
panelists at this symposium were present, in various capacities, at the
Diplomatic Conference in Geneva, and many of them also have taken part in
the numerous preparatory meetings which preceded the Conference. They
represent the U.S. government, the content community, the
telecommunications industry, and various other groups
which worked to influence the outcome of the Diplomatic Conference.
Together, they will provide an invaluable "behind the scenes" look at these
important developments in the international law of intellectual property.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Details are available at http://www.wcl.american.edu/pub/spals/office.html.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
* Ed Black, President and CEO, Computer & Communications Industry Association
* Claudio Grossman Dean, Washington College of Law, American University
9:30am Opening Remarks: History of the WIPO Treaties, Issues Raised
* Gregory Gorman Independent Consultant
* Peter Jaszi Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American
University
10:00am Views of the U.S. Officials on the WIPO Treaties and their Implications
Moderator: Peter Jaszi
* Jennifer S. Conovitz Special Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce
* Michael S. Keplinger Senior Counselor, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office
* Marybeth Peters Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office
10:45am Views of Internet/Telecommunications Companies on the WIPO Treaties
Moderator: Gregory Gorman
* Marilyn Cade, Director of Technology and Infrastructure, AT&T
* Tim Casey, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, MCI
* Sarah Deutsch Intellectual Property Counsel, Bell Atlantic
* Bruce Joseph Partner, Wiley, Rein & Fielding
12:00 Buffet Lunch & Keynote Address: "Time and Space"
* David Nimmer, Irell & Manella
1:00pm Views of the Content Community on the WIPO Treaties
Moderator: Art Sackler Vice-President Time-Warner
* Fritz Attaway, Sr. Vice Pres. and Washington General Counsel,
Motion Picture Assoc.of America
* Marvin Berenson, Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
Broadcast Music Inc.
* Emery Simon, Business Software Alliance
* Eric Smith Partner, Smith & Metalitz and President, International
Intellectual Property Alliance
2:00pm Views of Educators, Scientists, Electronic Manufacturers on WIPO
Treaties
Moderator: Prue Adler Assistant Executive Director, Association of
Research Libraries
* Louis B. Brown, International Science Associate, Directorate for
Geosciences, National Science Foundation
* Adam Eisgrau, Legislative Counsel, American Library Association
* Seth Greenstein, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
* Jerome Reichman, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt School of Law
3:00pm Closing Reception
REGISTRATION:
Registration Fee
By 4/28 After 4/28
General $175 $200
CCIA Member $125 $150
WCL Alumnus
Gov. Employee $100 $125
CLE Credit is available for most states
Check should be made out to: Washington College of Law
For registration information, contact Liz Reitz at:
(202) 274-4130 (fax) or (202) 274-4075 (tele.) or send e-mail to
ECKSTEIN@wcl.american.edu.
Office of Special Programs & Advanced Legal Studies
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20016-8181
Any person with disabilities who has special needs should contact us at
least 72 hours in advance at (202)274-4278, at Voice/TTY (202) 274-4003, or
via e-mail: ECKSTEIN@wcl.american.edu.
Intellectual Property at the Washington College of Law
Innovation in intellectual property (IP) teaching and scholarship is a
tradition at the Washington College of Law more than a decade ago, WCL was
the first American law school to offer a course in international copyright
law. In more recent writings, members of the faculty pioneer critical and
interdisciplinary approaches to the study of IP.
Their teaching specialities include law and information, computer law, and
cultural property, along with patent, copyright, and trademark. Today, WCL
is dedicated to training a generation of IP lawyers who are versed in the
new networked information environment, and as comfortable dealing with
global issues as they are with domestic ones. WCL graduates hold important
positions in law firms, trade associations, government agencies, and
non-governmental organizations in Washington and beyond. And WCL
externship programs place J.D. students in
offices specializing in IP, where they can learn first-hand about the
characteristics of this rapidly developing field.
Computer & Communications Industry Association
CCIA is an association of computer and communications firms, as represented
by their most senior executives. Small, medium and large in size, CCIA's
members include equipment manufacturers, software deve-lopers,
telecommunications and on-line service providers, re-sellers, systems
integrators, third-party vendors and other related business ventures.
CCIA's mission is to further its members' business interests by being the
leading industry advocate in promoting open, barrier-free competition in
the offering of computer and communications products and services
worldwide.
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The Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY) presents:
ACCESS & EXCELLENCE: COPYRIGHT AND THE STRUGGLE FOR FAIR USE
Friday, May 16, 1997
9:00am - 5:00pm
Baruch College, Newman Library
7th Floor Conference Center
151 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010
LACUNY invites you to this year's exciting program on copyright and
the struggle for fair use. Listen to the experts who are deeply
engaged, at many levels, in the struggle to maintain fair use for
libraries and education institutions.
* Legislative action past, pending and future impacts our lives,
libraries and profession.
* What are fair use guidelines?
* What are the CONFU proceedings?
* How are electronic reserves, unpublished materials, special
collections and archives affected by fair use?
* What are our rights/options when we sign license agreements?
* Are you concerned about the transference of public domain
information to private interests?
* These and many other questions on copyright and the struggle
for fair use will be examined at this year's conference.
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Registration: 8:15am - 9:00am
with coffee, tea, juice, patries and bagels
******** Morning Session ********
9:00am - 12:00pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Adam Eisgrau
Legislative Counsel, The American Library Association
on
"Copyright and the Struggle for Fair Use"
GUEST SPEAKERS
Lisa Livingston
Director of Instructional Media, The City College / CUNY
on
"Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia"
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Dr. Brian Nielsen
Manager, Learning Technologies Group,
Academic Technologies, Northwestern University
on
"Copyright, Fair Use and Electronic Reserves"
******** Afternoon Session ********
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Sara Cox
International Law Librarian
The University of Connecticut School of Law
on
"What are the CONFU proceedings?"
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Jean Ashton
Director, Rare Books & Manuscripts Division
Columbia University Libraries
on
"Copyright & Fair Use in Special Collections"
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Julia Gammon
Past President of NASIG
Head of Acquisitions, University of Akron
on
"What Are Our Rights/Options in License Agreements"
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James Love
The Consumer Project on Technology
on
"Private and Public Domains of Information"
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Summation: Prof. Shelley Warwick, Baruch College Library / CUNY
The fair use provisions of copyright law recognize the special
needs of libraries and educational institutions to make use of
copyrighted materials. The struggle to maintain the fair use
provisions of copyright law aims to maintain that balance between
rights holders and libraries and educational institutions that
promotes excellence in our creative endeavors.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
LACUNY Members $20.00
Non-members $25.00
Registration at the door $30.00
(8:15am - 9:00am)
Make Checks Payable to LACUNY
Preregistration should be mailed to arrive
no later than Friday, May 9th
Mail To:
Richard Uttich
Cohen Library
The City College of New York
138th St. at Convent Ave.
New York, NY 10031
For any additional information contact:
Richard Uttich
212-650-7601
rmucc@cunyvm.cuny.edu