NINCH COPYRIGHT TOWN MEETING: Cleveland, Sat April 12, 2003

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NINCH COPYRIGHT TOWN MEETING: CLEVELAND
Copyright for Artists and their Public:
Artists' Rights and Art's Rights
http://www.ninch.org/copyright/2003/cleveland.html

Cleveland Museum of Art
* Saturday April 12, 2003 *
9:30am-4pm

A Copyright Town Meeting on Copyright Basics for Art and Artists
and the Changes Brought by the Internet

Co-sponsored by the
Case Western Center for Law, Technology and the Arts
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association and
Americans for the Arts

Free of Charge: Registration Required
http://www.ninch.org/copyright/2003/cleveland.register.html

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In association with the Center for Law, Technology and the Arts at 
Case Western Reserve University School of Law 
<http://lawwww.cwru.edu/academic/lta/>, NINCH announces a Copyright 
Town Meeting, "Artists' Rights and Art's Rights."

Generously hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Art, and co-sponsored by 
the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association and by Americans 
for the Arts, this NINCH Copyright Town Meeting focuses on some of 
the issues that artists and their audiences confront in creating, 
distributing and/or re-using the arts online.

What has been the impact of the Internet on the creative community 
and how has copyright law and practice and other legal structures 
affected what can be done online? Practitioners, lawyers, legal 
scholars, and a critical commentator on digital copyright law and 
practice come together to offer their wisdom and experiences to those 
creating and using the arts online.

After an introductory keynote address by June Besek, in which she 
reviews copyright basics and current key developments in digital 
copyright legislation, the meeting will comprise three panels:

* Art & Work: Copyright, Contracts and Work-for-Hire
* Access & Use: Copyright, The Public Domain and the First Amendment
* Artists and Copyright: Experiences Working Online

The meeting will conclude with an open forum with questions, comments 
and discussion on the issues raised by the presentations.

Confirmed speakers to date include:
* Alberta Arthurs, Arthurs.US
* June Besek, Executive Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and 
the Arts, Columbia Law School
* Richard Kessler, Executive Director, American Music Center
* Maureen O'Rourke, Professor of Law, Boston University
* Siva Vaidhyanathan, Asst. Professor, Department of Culture and 
Communication, New York University; author of "Copyrights and 
Copywrongs".

Participation is free but registration is required. Register now 
online at: http://www.ninch.org/copyright/2003/cleveland.register.html


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The NINCH Copyright Town Meetings balance expert opinion and audience 
participation on the basics of copyright law, the implications of 
copyright online, recent changes in copyright law and practice, and 
practical issues related to the networking of cultural heritage 
materials.


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Local committees have organized the town meetings, which have been 
coordinated and reviewed by the NINCH Town Meetings Working Group.

CLEVELAND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Alberta Arthurs, Arthurs.US
Craig Nard, Case Western Center for Law, Technology and the Arts
Len Steinbach, Cleveland Museum of Arts
Patricia E. Williams, Americans for the Arts


NINCH TOWN MEETINGS WORKING GROUP:
Kathe Albrecht, American University/Visual Resources Association
Robert Baron, Independent Scholar
Mary Case, Association of Research Libraries
Kenneth Crews, Indiana University (Advisor)
Georgia Harper, University of Texas (Advisor)
Rina Pantalony, Canadian Heritage Information Network
Christine Sundt, University of Oregon/Visual Resources Association/NINCH BOARD
Marta Teegen, College Art Association
Sanford Thatcher, Pennsylvania State University Press/Association of 
American University Presses
Patricia Williams, Americans for the Arts
Martha Winnacker, University of California (Advisor)

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