[Upd-discuss] Fwd: [CAC:697] Orphan Works program in DC Feb. 24

[M. Claire Stewart]

>The following is an announcement of a program on Orphan Works being 
>offered by the Washington College of Law, American University, 
>Washington, DC.  Please circulate to other lists that would be 
>interested.  Thanks! 
>
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>>Orphan Works:
>>New Prospects for a Solution
>>
>>Friday, February 24, 2006
>>2:00 pm 4:00pm
>>Reception to Follow
>>
>>Registration: 
>><http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm>(Click Here) or 
>>call 202-274-4148
>>(Note: Registration is appreciated, but not required.  Walk-In 
>>guests are welcome.)
>>
>>Location
>>Washington College of Law
>>4801 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.  ~ Room 602
>>Washington, DC 20016
>>
>>On Friday afternoon, February 24, From 2:00 to 4:00 PM, the Program 
>>on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest at the Washington 
>>College of Law will present a timely program on "Orphan Works:  New 
>>Prospects for a Solution."
>>
>>The last few years have seen an increasingly recognition that the 
>>problem of "orphan works" is a real impediment to the realization 
>>of the constitutional goal of copyright law:  the "Progress of 
>>Science and useful Arts."  When artists, historians, museums, 
>>libraries and others forgo culturally significant uses of copyright 
>>works because their ownership cannot be traced, the public loses. 
>>On January 23, after a thorough and searching review, the United 
>>States Copyright Office delivered an important report on this topic 
>>(with legislative recommendations) to the chairs of the relevant 
>>congressional committees.
>>
>>The panel discussion on February 24 will consider the report, its 
>>recommendations and the potential for early legislation.  Joining 
>>in the discussion will be representatives of many groups that have 
>>been active in the "orphan works" debate, including:  
>><http://www.arl.org/arl/staffbios/padler.html>Prue Adler 
>>(Association of Research Libraries),  
>><http://www.policybandwidth.com/summary.html>Jonathan Band (counsel 
>>to the Library Copyright Alliance), 
>><http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/hist/faculty.html#Franz>Kathleen 
>>Franz (American University History Dept.), 
>><http://www.kasunic.com/cv.htm>Robert Kasunic (Copyright Office), 
>><http://www.law.gwu.edu/Faculty/profile.aspx?id=3266>Jay Rosenthal 
>>(counsel to the Recording Artists Coalition), 
>><http://www.eff.org/about/staff/>Jason Schultz (Electronic Frontier 
>>Foundation), <http://www.smimetlaw.com/Eric_Schwartz.htm>Eric 
>>Schwartz (Smith & Metalitz), 
>><http://www.law.georgetown.edu/curriculum/tab_faculty.cfm?Status=Faculty&Detail=2057>Rebecca 
>>Tushnet (Georgetown Law Center), 
>><http://lawweb.usc.edu/faculty/jurban.html>Jennifer Urban (USC Law 
>>School, who filed comments for documentary filmmakers), and a 
>>representative of the Recording Industry Association of America -- 
>>among others.
>>
>>This will be an important opportunity to explore this critical 
>>dimension of copyright's future.
>>
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>Miriam M. Nisbet
>Legislative Counsel
>American Library Association
>1615 New Hampshire Ave. NW
>Washington, DC 20009-2520
><mailto:mnisbet@alawash.org>mnisbet@alawash.org
>Phone: 202-628-8410, x. 8202 or
>1-800-941-8478, x. 8202
>Fax:  202-628-8419
>


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Coordinator of Digitization Projects, Northwestern University Library
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